English > cantonment: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers. |
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Synonyms | camp, encampment, bivouac |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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Narrower | boot camp | camp for training military recruits |
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hutment | (chiefly military) an encampment of huts |
laager, lager | A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons |
Broader | military quarters | living quarters for personnel on a military post |
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Spanish | acantonamiento, campamento, campo, cantón, vivac, vivaque |
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Catalan | acantonament |
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Verbs | canton | provide housing for (military personnel) |
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