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The definition of a garrison is a military fort or a body of troops stationed at a military fort.

(noun)

An example of garrison is a group of army units.

Garrison is defined as to provide or occupy with troops.

(verb)

An example of garrison is to send army troops to an area in need.

See garrison in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

Origin: 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
to place (troops) on duty in a garrison

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

See garrison in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A military post, especially one that is permanently established.
The troops stationed at a military post.

transitive verb gar·ri·soned, gar·ri·son·ing, gar·ri·sons

To assign (troops) to a military post.
To supply (a post) with troops.
To occupy as or convert into a military post.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English garison, fortified place

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from garir, to defend

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see wer-⁴ in Indo-European roots

American abolitionist leader who founded and published The Liberator (1831-1865), an antislavery journal.

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