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Definition of Garrison
1. Noun. A fortified military post where troops are stationed.
Generic synonyms: Military Post, Post
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Specialized synonyms: Fort George G. Meade, Fort George Gordon Meade, Fort Meade
Derivative terms: Fort, Fort, Fortify, Fortify
2. Verb. Station (troops) in a fort or garrison.
3. Noun. United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879).
4. Noun. The troops who maintain and guard a fortified place.
Generic synonyms: Military Personnel, Soldiery, Troops
Definition of Garrison
1. n. A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.
2. v. t. To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town.
Definition of Garrison
1. Noun. A permanent military post. ¹
2. Noun. The troops stationed at such a post. ¹
3. Verb. To assign troops to a military post ¹
4. Verb. To convert into a military fort ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Garrison
1. to assign to a military post [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Garrison
1. A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town. 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. Origin: OE. Garnisoun, F. Garnison garrison, in OF. & OE. Also, provision, munitions, from garnir to garnish. See Garnish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Garrison
Literary usage of Garrison
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"Enclosed is a list of the Spanish officers, with the troops of the garrison, also
a list of our killed and wounded, which is very Naval Chronicle, ..."
2. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1906)
"Subscriptions to a fund for the purchase of the heads of Thompson, garrison and
Tappan were opened at a store in Norfolk, and merchants in ..."
3. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"Enclosed is a list of the Spanish officers, with the troops of the garrison, also
a list of our killed and wounded, which is very Naval Chronicle, ..."
4. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1906)
"Subscriptions to a fund for the purchase of the heads of Thompson, garrison and
Tappan were opened at a store in Norfolk, and merchants in ..."
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