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garrison definition

gar·ri·son (gar′ə sən)

noun

  1. troops stationed in a fort or fortified place
  2. a fortified place with troops, guns, etc.; military post or station

Etymology: ME garison < OFr < garir (see garret); meaning infl. by assoc. with ME & OFr garnison, a garrison, provisions < garnir, to furnish: see garnish

transitive verb

    1. to station troops in (a fortified place) for its defense
    2. to occupy and control by sending troops into
  2. to place (troops) on duty in a garrison
Garrison definition

Gar·ri·son (gar′ə sən)

Garrison, William Lloyd 1805-79; U.S. editor, lecturer, & abolitionist leader

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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