cantonment

Example Sentences

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For decades, the Indian elite have sought escape in Raj-era private clubs and gymkhanas, scattered around the swankiest neighbourhoods in the country's big cities, hillside resorts and cantonment towns.

From BBC

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

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

From BBC

The base lost contact with it around 20 minutes later, just before it was due to land in the cantonment town of Wellington.

From Reuters

China has been putting its renowned construction abilities to use in recent years by building a network of air bases, cantonments and other physical infrastructure along the frontier.

From BBC