Garrison

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English

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Etymology

Old English garnisoun, French garnison garrison, in Old French & Old English also, provision, munitions, from garnir to garnish. See Garnish.

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Noun

garrison

  1. (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.
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Verb

to garrison (third-person singular simple present garrisons, present participle garrisoning, simple past garrisoned, past participle garrisoned)

  1. (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.
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