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cantonment

/kan-ton-muhnt, -tohn-; especially British kan-toon-muhnt/US // kænˈtɒn mənt, -ˈtoʊn-; especially British kænˈtun mənt //UK // (kənˈtuːnmənt) //

驻扎地,驻扎营地,驻扎点,营地

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a camp, usually of large size, where men are trained for military service.
    • : military quarters.
    • : the winter quarters of an army.

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Examples

  • A comfortable home in a military cantonment in the city of Rawalpindi.

  • The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west.

  • Thinking to escape and summon assistance from the cantonment, Douglas mounted the wall and leaped into the moat.

  • The troops, British and native, were stationed in the cantonment of Mian-mir, some five miles from Lahore.

  • Mr. Mayne of course had his own house in the cantonment, which was situated north of the city, across the river Goomtee.

  • The cantonment at Umballa, which is four miles from the native town, boasts several hotels.