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
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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