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 in a Sentence
a garrison of 5,000 men
Recent Examples of garrison from the Web
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At Tanf, a desert garrison for anti-ISIS forces along the Syria-Iraq border.
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Al-Rashid's predecessor had ordered the building of a garrison town to protect the Abbasid dynasty from the Byzantine Empire.
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Al-Rashid’s predecessor had ordered the building of a garrison town to protect the Abbasid dynasty from the Byzantine Empire.
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On Friday morning, the Chinese president viewed a military parade of more than 3,100 troops from the People’s Liberation Army stationed at a garrison near Hong Kong’s border with China.
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On Friday, Xi is due to visit a People's Liberation Army garrison to inspect the troops before attending an elaborate celebratory gala at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Xi will also visit a garrison of China's People’s Liberation Army stationed in Hong Kong, according to the South China Morning Post .
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Hong Kong newspapers loyal to Beijing have said that Mr. Xi will visit another symbol of central power, the garrison of the People’s Liberation Army.
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Two minor medical incidents were reported in connection with the evacuations, garrison officials said.
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Origin and Etymology 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
garrison
Definition of garrison
garrisoned
;garrisoning
play \ˈger-ə-s(ə-)niŋ, ˈga-rə-\transitive verb
1 : to station troops in
2a : to assign as a garrisonb : to occupy with troops
Recent Examples of garrison from the Web
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A fortress built between the 11th and 14th century helped the friars withstand pirates, Saracen attacks and occupation by Spanish raiders, until Louis XIV garrisoned the island in the 1600s.
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First Known Use of garrison
1569
Garrison
playDefinition of Garrison
William Lloyd 1805–1879 American abolitionist
GARRISON Defined for English Language Learners
garrison
playDefinition of garrison for English Language Learners
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: a military camp, fort, or base
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: a group of soldiers who are living at a garrison
garrison
Definition of garrison for English Language Learners
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: to send soldiers to (a place) in order to defend it
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: to send (soldiers) to live in and defend a place
GARRISON Defined for Kids
Definition of garrison for Students
1 : a military camp, fort, or base
2 : the soldiers stationed at a garrison
Definition of garrison for Students
garrisoned
;garrisoning
1 : to station troops in The fort was only temporarily garrisoned.
2 : to send (troops) to live in and defend It became necessay to garrison troops in the town.
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