castrametation

Castrametation

Cas`tra*me*ta"tion\, n. [F. castram['e]tation, fr. L. castra camp + metari to measure off, fr. meta limit.] (Mil.) The art or act of encamping; the making or laying out of a camp.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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