cantonments

Definition of cantonmentsnext
plural of cantonment

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Noun
  • The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Another is the location of the school — next to a base of the Revolutionary Guard in Hormozgan province and close to a barracks for its naval brigade.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Iran maintains military assets and garrisons on the islands.
    Sam Metz, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Reestablishing native plants and animals, such as through reseeding efforts, brings back nature’s own garrisons to keep future waves of invaders at bay.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Across the Northeast, a host of summer camps deliver a mix of old-school camp experiences — complete with arts and crafts, s’mores and lakeside fun — but with decidedly adult upgrades such as cocktails and chic bunkhouses.
    Robin Roenker, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Chinese immigrants who arrived during the California gold rush and built the Central Pacific railroad were attacked and expelled from towns and mining camps across the American West.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The resulting star forts (so called because of their multiple fortified extrusions) solved a technological crisis.
    Big Think, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Our boys were no longer little travelers content to trail along behind us through forts and museums.
    Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Javelin missile systems are portable antitank weapons also designed to destroy low-flying helicopters and other fortifications.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Star fortifications started in Italy, were perfected in France (especially by the prolific Vauban), and dominated the European military scene for the entire 17th and 18th centuries, giving Europe’s strategic cities and landscapes a distinctive architectural look.
    Big Think, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The new rules included incentives to encourage customers to pair their solar installations with battery storage systems.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Clara Bridges worked as a nurse for Grady Hospital for more than three decades and also served in the Army across multiple installations.
    Nakell Williams, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And other nations, notably China, are working toward their own lunar outposts.
    Scott Solomon, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Since then, Cripple Creek has added outposts in Avon, Aspen, Basalt, Silverthorne and Seattle, Washington.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Surface tanks are targets; subsurface reservoirs are fortresses.
    Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • France believed its Maginot Line of fortresses was impregnable – until the Germans simply went around it.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Cantonments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantonments. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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