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cantonment

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10 lettersPronunciation /kanˈtɒnmənt/Part of speech nounSorted acemnnnottStarts with CEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

Word origin

From French cantonnement.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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