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cantonment

[kan-ton-muhnt, -tohn-, kan-toon-muhnt] / kænˈtɒn mənt, -ˈtoʊn-, kænˈtun mənt /




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A few walked alone, their faces frozen in shock, as helicopters landed every few minutes on a football field inside the town's military cantonment, whipping up clouds of dust.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Every year, Ambala, a British colonial-era army cantonment, has typically drawn hundreds of youth into the military with the prospect of lifetime employment.

From Reuters Sep. 7, 2022

The incident occurred at Mathura cantonment railway station in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2022

The remains were sent to Barrackpore, India, another British cantonment area and temporarily interred.

From Washington Times May 29, 2017

Among them was Dr. Fellowes, a young physician, going to the cantonment at Leavenworth.

From Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII by Alexander Philipp Maximilian




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