cantonment

noun
UK /kænˈtɒnmənt/
US /kænˈtoʊnmənt/

A place where soldiers live and train.

The soldiers returned to their cantonment after the long march.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A permanent military station in a town or city, especially in South Asia.

The old British cantonment still has wide, tree-lined streets.

3. The act of putting troops into temporary lodgings.

The cantonment of the regiment took place near the river.

4. A district set aside for housing military personnel and their families.

She grew up in a cantonment where her father was stationed.