castrametation

English

Etymology

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

Noun

castrametation (countable and uncountable, plural castrametations)

1. Planning and construction of a military camp.

   Alternative form: castramentation

Translations

planning and construction of a military camp

• French: castramétation (fr) f
• Interlingua: castrametation
• Italian: castrametazione (it) f
• Neapolitan: castrametazione f
• Spanish: castrametación f