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garrison

13 ENTRIES FOUND:

1gar·ri·son

noun \ˈger-ə-sən, ˈga-rə-\

Definition of GARRISON

1
: a military post; especially : a permanent military installation
2
: the troops stationed at a garrison

Examples of GARRISON

  1. a garrison of 5,000 men

Origin of GARRISON

Middle English garisoun protection, from Anglo-French garisun healing, protection, from garir to heal, protect, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German werien to defend — more at weir
First Known Use: 15th century

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

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