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noun

Definition of garrisonnext
as in barracks
a place at which a body of troops is stationed During the civil war this was the site of an army garrison.

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verb

as in to occupy

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Recent Examples of garrison
Noun
The town’s easy-to-navigate grid street plan is a reminder that Tomar was a garrison town built to defend the castle. — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026 In the 15th century, the Incas established an important military garrison and administrative center here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Verb
The area is garrisoned by the Ukrainian army’s 33rd Assault Battalion and 41st Mechanized Brigade. — David Axe, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 Russian defenses in 2023 were deep, well prepared, fronted by extensive minefields, backed by mobile reserves, and garrisoned by troops who fought hard when attacked. — Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for garrison
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garrison
  1. barracks
  2. occupy
  3. fort
  4. besiege
  5. fortification
  6. blockade
  7. camp
  8. combat
Noun
  • Another strike targeted a barracks for Iran’s 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, which operates tanks and armored vehicles, in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iranian state television reported.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of barracks
Verb
  • He had been courted by an investment group to helm a vast space on North Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood, previously occupied by a Spanish-leaning restaurant called Soulmate.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In June, Israel launched a preëmptive strike against Egypt, setting off the Six-Day War, and proceeded to occupy the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.
    — Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupy
Noun
  • Black public figures mingle with slave forts and the most vaunted creations of high art.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In Stone Town, palaces, forts, and winding streets speak to centuries of trade across the Indian Ocean.
    — Cherri Briggs, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of fort
Verb
  • French cities have been shaken in recent weeks by vandalism and looting sparked by cost-of-living demonstrations, amid a broader crisis besieging the country’s lame-duck centrist government that has spiked French bond yields.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Mehra – director of 2016 pic Baar Baar Dekho and creator of Prime Video series Big Girls Don’t Cry – says that while Indian audiences are besieged by films and TV content right now, where Hunkkaar has cut through is in its subject matter.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of besiege
Noun
  • Meanwhile, North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, tactical roads, anti-tank walls and other fortifications to what's already one of the world's most heavily armed borders.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Last month, two South Korean soldiers were seriously wounded by what Seoul says were North Korean mines planted as part of those fortifications.
    — Anna Coren, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of fortification
Verb
  • Protesters have broken into schools and, in some cases, set fire to occupied or blockaded buildings.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • On one side, legions of determined teenagers protesting for their future by blockading schools and taking part in marches that have sometimes spiraled into violence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of blockade
Noun
  • The soldiers, aviation technicians with the Salvandoran army, were victims of a gang ambush on Sunday in the Santo area of Croix-des-Bouquets, east of Port-au-Prince, while on their way back to camp after visiting a local supermarket.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The boys reported the experience to camp counselors, who were dismissive of their complaints according to court records reviewed by The Star.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of camp
Verb
  • But concrete reef structures powered by artificial intelligence could help to combat the environmental crisis.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The League of Conservation Voters, a nonprofit dedicated to environmentalism and combating climate change, is raising its spending total to $110 million this year through its affiliated groups.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
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