cantonment

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /kanˈtɒnmənt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Temporary military living quarters.
    — 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.
  2. A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters.
    — The cantonments, it transpired, were singularly ill-sited for defence, being built on low, marshy ground, overlooked by hills on all sides.
  3. A permanent military station. India,Pakistan

词形变化

cantonments plural

词源

From French cantonnement.
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