Synonyms for cantoned
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kan-tn, -ton, kan-ton for 1–7; kan-ton, -tohn, or, esp. British, -toon for 8 |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn tn, -tɒn, kænˈtɒn for 1–7; kænˈtɒn, -ˈtoʊn, or, esp. British, -ˈtun for 8 |
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Définition of cantoned
Origin :- 1530s, "corner, angle," from Middle French canton "piece, portion of a country" (13c.), from Italian (Lombard dialect) cantone "region," especially in the mountains, augmentative of Latin canto "section of a country," literally "corner" (see cant (n.2)). Originally in English a term in heraldry and flag descriptions; applied to the sovereign states of the Swiss republic from 1610s. Related: Cantoned.
- As in lodge : verb stay at temporary residence
- As in quarter : verb provide lodging
- As in board : verb provide food and sleeping quarters
- Most of these had, at one time or other, been cantoned with the Pioneers.
- Extract from : « Through Three Campaigns » by G. A. Henty
- Several detachments from the Regiment were cantoned in various parts of the country, where they had but miserable accommodation.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Captain John Patterson with Notices of The Officers &c. of the 50th or Queen's Own Regiment from 1807 to 1821 » by John Patterson
- Those who are married, have each of them a corner of the tent, cantoned off with a curtain.
- Extract from : « Thalaba the Destroyer » by Robert Southey
- Some armorists call them cantoned as they form a square figure.
- Extract from : « The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition » by Anonymous
- The troops were at once cantoned among the inhabitants, who gladly supplied them with everything they required.
- Extract from : « Will Weatherhelm » by W.H.G. Kingston
- The infantry in which all the cantoned troops serve consist of twenty-six regiments and two battalions.
- Extract from : « Sweden » by Victor Nilsson
- Col. Brady did not leave his command till after the snow fell, and he saw them tolerably "cantoned."
- Extract from : « Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
- A sepoy regiment in the Bengal army was cantoned in ten rows of huts, a company of 100 sepoys in each row.
- Extract from : « India Under British Rule » by James Talboys Wheeler
- In 1857 four regiments of sepoys were cantoned at Cawnpore, namely, three of infantry and one of light cavalry.
- Extract from : « India Under British Rule » by James Talboys Wheeler
- He found on arrival that the king had, ten days before, gone to Landshut, round which place a portion of his army was cantoned.
- Extract from : « With Frederick the Great » by G. A. Henty
Antonyms for cantoned
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