Specialized uses of the plural. Military quarters. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ161979 |
| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > quartering > [noun] > quarters (30) lodging1475 Specialized uses of the plural. Military quarters. Obsolete. quarter1570 Place of residence, dwelling place; (usually in plural) rooms, barracks, lodgings, esp. those allocated to soldiers, or to staff in domestic service… allodgement1598 Chiefly Military. A place in which someone or something is lodged or accommodated; an encampment. Also in plural: lodgings. lodgement1598 A place or building in which persons or things are lodged, located, or deposited; a place of shelter or protection; in early use Military, quarters… cantonment1756 The place of lodging assigned to a section of a force when cantoned out; also (often in plural) the place or places of encampment formed by troops… billet1830 Military. A place in which a soldier is billeted; a soldier's lodging or quarters. Also gen., spec. in the war of 1939–45, quarters assigned to… Subcategories:— for respite or recuperation (1) — of commander-in-chief (1) — at some distance from headquarters (2) — of military police (1) — of horse-guards (1) — of Wrens (1) — married quarters (1) — winter quarters (2) — barracks (14) |
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