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castrametation

castrametation noun: planning and construction of a military camp.

Noun

castrametation (countable and uncountable, plural castrametations)

  1. Planning and construction of a military camp.
    • Alternative form: castramentation

Forms of castrametation

pluralcastrametations

Origin of castrametation

From Latin castra (“a camp”) and metāri (“to measure off”).

Questions about castrametation

What does castrametation mean?
Castrametation means planning and construction of a military camp.
What part of speech is castrametation?
Castrametation is a noun.
What is the plural of castrametation?
The plural of castrametation is castrametations.

Words near castrametation in the dictionary

  1. Castos
  2. castra
  3. castral
  4. castramentation
  5. castramentations
  6. castrametation
  7. castrametations
  8. castratable
  9. castrate
  10. castrated
  11. castratee

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