cantonment

noun3

1. •
   Temporary military living quarters.

   • On the Umballa platform waited a detachment of officers discussing the latest news from the stricken cantonment, and it was here that Bobby learned the real condition of the Tail Twisters. — 1889
2. •
   A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters.

   • The cantonments, it transpired, were singularly ill-sited for defence, being built on low, marshy ground, overlooked by hills on all sides. — 1990
3. •
   (India, Pakistan) A permanent military station.