garrison house
noun
1
: a house fortified against attack
2
3
: a house having the second story overhanging the first in the front
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It is estimated that PLA garrison houses around 6,000 soldiers.
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Helen Regan, CNN, 7 Oct. 2019
Helen Regan, CNN, 7 Oct. 2019
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First Known Use
1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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