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Definition of casern in English: casern(also caserne) nounkəˈzəːn rare A small, temporary building for housing a garrison of troops. Example sentencesExamples - The third floor of the casern was directly hit and destroyed.
- The Musketeers' life in Paris was often tumultuous, even if strict discipline continued to reign back at the casern.
- ithout a secure telephone in his quarters, he must drive to the casern (about 8 kilometers away) to place or receive secure communications.
- The Fort consists of several caserns for the subordinate soldiers, a better building for the captain, a powder and provision magazine.
- In the opening pages we learn that fencing instruction was obligatory and free in the military, and that each casern was to have a salle d'armes where officers were to exercise daily.
Synonyms garrison, camp, encampment, depot, billet, quarters, fort, cantonment, guardhouse
OriginLate 17th century: from French caserne, from Provençal cazerna, from Latin quaterna '(hut) for four'. |