cantonment

• Nom désignant des logements temporaires ou permanents spécialement construits ou aménagés pour héberger des troupes militaires, souvent en campagne ou en zone d'occupation.

A noun referring to temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers.

1. Military housing areaC1formal

   A temporary or permanent camp or living quarters built by the army for soldiers.

   Cantonnement militaire

   • The soldiers were stationed in a cantonment near the border.
   • The army established a new cantonment to house the troops.
   • Life in the cantonment was strictly regulated.

   Synonymesbilletbivouaccampencampment