GARRISON
\ɡˈaɹɪsən], \ɡˈaɹɪsən], \ɡ_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_s_ə_n]\
Definitions of GARRISON
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Princeton University
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A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.
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A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security.
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To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town.
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To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory.
By Oddity Software
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A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.
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A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security.
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To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town.
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To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A supply of soldiers for guarding a fortress: a fortified place.
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To furnish a fortress with troops: to defend by fortresses manned with troops.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [French] A body of troops in a fort or fortified town, to defend it against an enemy, or to keep the inhabitants in subjection;—a strong place in which troops are quartered for its security;—the state of being placed in a fort for its defence.
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