English Explanatory Dictionary

cantonment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Temporary military living quarters.
  2. A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters.
  3. A permanent military station.

Pronunciation

/kanˈtɒnmənt/ /kanˈtuːnmənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cantonment.wav

Word forms

cantonment cantonments

Etymology

From French cantonnement.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on C Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary