CANTONMENT


Meaning of CANTONMENT in English

kan.ˈtōnmənt, kaan.-, kən.-, -tän- also ˈka(a)nt ə n- or -ntən- or -n.ˌtän-; Brit usu, US sometimes ka(a)n.ˈtün- or kən.- noun

( -s )

Etymology: French cantonnement, from cantonner to canton (troops) — more at canton

1. : the quartering of troops

2.

a. : a group of more or less temporary structures for housing troops

all hands now set to work to prepare a winter cantonment — Washington Irving

b. India : a permanent military station

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.