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GARRISON
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
Etymology
Noun
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.
Synonyms
• (USSF): delta (an operations wing equivalent)
Verb
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.
Anagrams
• arrosing, roarings
Proper noun
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.
Anagrams
• 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
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INTERSPERSION
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