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garrison

13 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) garrison (noun)
  2. 2) garrison (verb)
  3. Garrison (biographical name)
  4. garrison backstay (noun)
  5. garrison cap (noun)
  6. garrison court-martial (noun)
  7. Garrison finish (noun)
  8. garrison flag (noun)
  9. garrison house (noun)
  10. garrison prisoner (noun)
  11. garrison ration (noun)
  12. garrison state (noun)
  13. Garrison Dam (geographical name)

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
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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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