Synonyms for cantonment
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Temporary military living quarters.
Forms
- Plural
- cantonments → camps, encampments, bivouacs…
Example sentences
- camp There is no cave within several miles of our camp.
- encampment I'm bringing water to the homeless encampment.
- bivouac We'll bivouac near the lake.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cantonment | steady | |
| camp | rising | |
| encampment | rising | |
| bivouac | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- camp1
- 7 letters
- bivouac2
- 10 letters
- encampment3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bivouac2 = 2 syllables).