Garrison

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  • noun. A military post, especially one that is permanently established.
  • noun. The troops stationed at a military post.
  • transitive verb. To assign (troops) to a military post.
  • transitive verb. To supply (a post) with troops.
  • transitive verb. To occupy as or convert into a military post.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town to defend or guard it, or to keep the inhabitants in subjection.
  • noun. A fort, castle, or fortified town furnished with troops to defend it.
  • To place troops in, as a fortress, for defense; furnish with soldiers: as, to garrison a fort or town.
  • To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops: as, to garrison a conquered territory.
  • To put upon garrison duty.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.
  • noun. A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security.
  • noun. in the condition of a garrison; doing duty in a fort or as one of a garrison.
  • transitive verb. To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers.
  • transitive verb. To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A permanent military post.
  • noun. The troops stationed at such a post.
  • noun. Occupants.
  • verb. To assign troops to a military post.
  • verb. To convert into a military fort.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. station (troops) in a fort or garrison
  • noun. United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
  • noun. the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
  • noun. a fortified military post where troops are stationed
    • Word Usage
    "The main garrison is in a tiny town called Bascale, which is better known for its heroin labs."
    Form
    garrisoned  garrisoning  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    abolitionist  emancipationist  military personnel  place  post  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    armament  camp  cavalry  colony  commander  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    KP  acropolis  advance guard  arm  armed guard  
    verb-form
    garrisoned  garrisoning  garrisonned  garrisons  
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