cantonment

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Armycantonmentcan‧ton‧ment /kænˈtuːnmənt $ -ˈtɑːn-/ noun [countable] PMA technical a camp where soldiers liveExamples from the Corpuscantonment• Upon their arrest Ershad and his wife were moved from the Army cantonment and confined to a diplomatic compound.• All the large cities had at least two stations, the town and the cantonment.• In more peaceful times he had assisted many of the ladies of the cantonment in childbirth.Origin cantonment (1700-1800) French cantonnement, from cantonner “to provide with a place to sleep and eat”, from canton; → CANTON

单词	cantonment
释义	cantonment From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Armycantonmentcan‧ton‧ment /kænˈtuːnmənt $ -ˈtɑːn-/ noun [countable] PMA technical a camp where soldiers liveExamples from the Corpuscantonment• Upon their arrest Ershad and his wife were moved from the Army cantonment and confined to a diplomatic compound.• All the large cities had at least two stations, the town and the cantonment.• In more peaceful times he had assisted many of the ladies of the cantonment in childbirth.Origin cantonment (1700-1800) French cantonnement, from cantonner “to provide with a place to sleep and eat”, from canton; → CANTON
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