acantonar
verbtécnico/ɐkɐ̃tuˈnaɾ/low
a·can·to·nar
Definition
To quarter or billet troops or personnel in barracks, camps, or temporary locations.
The general ordered to acantonar the soldiers in the nearby town.
The relief workers were acantonar in a school.
Common collocations
to acantonar troopsacantonar forcescantonment area
Etymology
Do francês 'cantonner', de 'canton' ('cantão').