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garrison definition
gar·ri·son (gar′ə sən)
noun
- troops stationed in a fort or fortified place
- 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
- to station troops in (a fortified place) for its defense
- to occupy and control by sending troops into
- 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.
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