cantonments

noun

plural of cantonment
as in barracks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantonments
  1. barracks
  2. garrisons
  3. camps
  4. forts
  5. fortifications
  6. installations
  7. outposts
  8. fortresses
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.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of barracks
Noun
  • 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
  • Iran maintains military assets and garrisons on the islands.
    — Sam Metz, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Definition of garrisons
Noun
  • But with France about to enter its peak August tourist season, Gironde authorities took more steps to keep vacationers away, banning holiday camps for children and for people with disabilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026
  • While the market for travel sleep gear has exploded in recent years thanks to a proliferation of travel pillows, sleep masks, and packable blankets meant to help both camps get more rest, in-flight sleep can still feel elusive.
    — Lara Kramer, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • The backstory There are countless historic military forts dotting the islands of Casco Bay, but Fort Scammel on House Island is the only one to have ever seen combat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of forts
Noun
  • But its lack of fortifications left it perennially vulnerable to plunder.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The serene and sumptuous rooms at Patina have tatami mat daybeds plus washi paper headboards inspired by Osaka Castle’s impressive granite fortifications.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of fortifications
Noun
  • And the collective’s street art, films and installations have used the concept of non-native species to explore how modern human society interacts with nature and animals.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
  • In 2020, domestic suppliers accounted for 30% of installations.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of installations
Noun
  • Citizens is closing at least 100 of its supermarket outposts, replacing about half with standalone, full-service branches.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 July 2026
  • In a statement after the Tell incident, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to accelerate the establishment of more settlement outposts or farms in the area and the legalization of existing ones.
    — Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of outposts
Noun
  • Libraries 'don't want to be fortresses' Neither Jackson, UCLA, nor UC Berkeley responded to requests for comment.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • There are also those invested in the lore and mystique, especially of the fortresses and palaces said to have inspired books and movies.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
Definition of fortresses
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