cantonment

Definition

Temporary military living quarters.

Etymology

From French cantonnement.

Example Sentences

• "On the Umballa platform waited a detachment of officers discussing the latest news from the stricken cantonment, and it was here that Bobby learned the real condition of the Tail Twisters."
• "The cantonments, it transpired, were singularly ill-sited for defence, being built on low, marshy ground, overlooked by hills on all sides."