cantonment Cantonese • cantoon · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · cantonment · · Text Latin · · Script 10 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers. Synonyms: camp, encampment, bivouac. Example: "Wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · camp · · Synonym 1 encampment · · Synonym 2 bivouac · · Synonym 3 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F t latin small letter t U+0074