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garrison house

noun

Definition of garrison house

as in blockhouse

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Recent Examples of garrison house It is estimated that PLA garrison houses around 6,000 soldiers. — Helen Regan, CNN, 7 Oct. 2019

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Noun

The kitchen had two notable features—a big cast-iron woodstove on which everything was cooked, and a dishwasher that stood up like a blockhouse, designed to receive trays two feet by two with wire-mesh bottoms and sides four inches high.

— John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Attempts by newsmen to get word from the Complex 34 blockhouse proved fruitless as pad personnel declined to supply information or page public information officials.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of blockhouse

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Her earliest memories are of an underground bunker, patrolled by male guards with whips, where she was imprisoned with thirty-nine older women.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Henseleit then had the advantage in the playoff when the 23-year-old from Japan was in deep grass short of a bunker and had to lay up short of the green.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

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Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was seen walking out of the dugout with pace to clearly say something to the other side, and that sparked the scrum near the dish.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Starting pitcher Tarik Skubal, acquired by the Dodgers in a trade with the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, was in the Dodgers’ dugout during the game, exchanging pleasantries with his new teammates and coaches.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

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