garrison, fort
(noun) a fortified military post where troops are stationed
garrison
(noun) the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison
(noun) United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
garrison
(verb) station (troops) in a fort or garrison
Source: WordNet® 3.1
garrison (plural garrisons)
A permanent military post.
The troops stationed at such a post.
(allusive) Occupants.
(US, military, U.S. Space Force) A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF support wing, or an army regiment.
• (USSF): delta (an operations wing equivalent)
garrison (third-person singular simple present garrisons, present participle garrisoning, simple past and past participle garrisoned)
To assign troops to a military post.
To convert into a military fort.
To occupy with troops.
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Garrison (plural Garrisons)
A surname.
A village in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
A city in Benton County, Iowa.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lewis County, Kentucky.
A census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland.
A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
An unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri.
A census-designated place in Powell County, Montana.
A village in Butler County, Nebraska.
A hamlet in Putnam County, New York.
A small city in McLean County, North Dakota.
A small city in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
An unincorporated community in Millard County, Utah.
• arrosing, roarings
Source: Wiktionary
Gar"ri*son, n. Etym: [OE. garnisoun, F. garnison garrison, in OF. & OE. also, provision, munitions, from garnir to garnish. See Garnish.] (Mil.) (a) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town. (b) A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security. In garrison, in the condition of a garrison; doing duty in a fort or as one of a garrison.
Gar"ri*son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garrisoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Garrisoning.] (Mil.) (a) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town. (b) To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
