Associations to the word «Cantonment»
Noun
Wiktionary
CANTONMENT, noun. Temporary military living quarters.
CANTONMENT, noun. A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters.
CANTONMENT, noun. (India) A permanent military station.
Dictionary definition
CANTONMENT, noun. Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling".
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