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cantonment

noun

Definition of cantonment

as in fort

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Recent Examples of cantonment The captain had done a brief stint in OK town cantonment after getting his commission three and a half years ago and knew that the vehicle registration plates were the only exciting thing about the city. — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026 The school bus was transporting students from various areas to a military-run school in a high-security cantonment, according to officials. — Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 21 May 2025 In the military cantonment, a formidable army stood at the ready, awaiting its lords’ commands. — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022 A day earlier, Iraqi troops began turning up in quantity at the huge British cantonment at Basra Airport. — Simon Akam, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2021 Areas like cantonment, Clement town and Raipur are not shown as Dehradun population even though the city bears their population pressure. — Hridayesh Joshi, Quartz India, 4 Feb. 2020 Tibet, like Xinjiang province to its north, is a cantonment of the People’s Republic. — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 24 Aug. 2019 But his no-nonsense, hands-on training regimen transformed the Continental Army into a skilled fighting force that humbled the British when the Americans emerged from their winter cantonment with the decisive triumph at Monmouth. — Peter Cozzens, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2018

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Noun

Increasing Spanish costs for defense, such as building forts and training militia, led to higher taxes and strained local economies.

— Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
Designed as a military fort, two seven-story towers on the platform were intended to prevent German bombing raids on London.

— Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Definition of fort

Noun

In the 15th century, the Incas established an important military garrison and administrative center here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Because these positions are often held by relatively small Ukrainian garrisons due to the challenges of resupply, Russian forces that reach the town in sufficient numbers are likely to capture it.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of garrison

Noun

Another strike targeted a barracks for Iran’s 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, which operates tanks and armored vehicles, in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iranian state television reported.

— Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.

— Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of barracks

Noun

Polly appears trapped and destined to burn to death in the abode as Alice sets the house ablaze.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The 9,000-square-foot abode, designed by acclaimed architect Greg Faulkner, sits at the base of a volcano that dates back three million years.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 July 2026

Definition of abode

Noun

Vehicle stops were not always a major component of the agency’s actions, experts told CNN, as agents would typically take people into custody from a local jail or a targeted location, such as a residence or workplace.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
At the top of the residence, a rooftop deck offers 360-degree panoramas stretching from the Santa Monica Pier and Catalina Island to the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 July 2026

Definition of residence

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The resort expertly blends immersive art installations, a decadent spa with a Turkish hammam and superb restaurants, including its signature overwater Japanese restaurant, Saoke.

— Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
Rather than constructing reactors entirely on-site, Hadron plans to manufacture major reactor components in factories before transporting them for installation.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

Definition of installation

Noun

Wilson explains that those differences include such elements as bespoke billet door handles and mirrors, LED headlights, and a tailgate equipped with a backup camera.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
The cooling channels are routed through the bike’s billet components – how cool is that?

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 May 2026

Definition of billet

Noun

The dwelling comes with a private deck with its own entrance and an additional guest suite with a bathroom in the basement.

— India Roby, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
Both sites are considered sacred by Native Americans, marked by cliff dwellings, petroglyphs and scenic canyons, as well as by burial sites and ancestral villages.

— News Desk, Artforum, 14 July 2026

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