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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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The challenges that the rest of the contestants will face as the season continues include a supply load retrieval while suspended 300 feet above the jungle floor, chemical gassing and a claustrophobic, high-pressure search of an underground bunker.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
The letters cite stories on construction details related to the East Wing bunker, funding for the White House ballroom, munitions stockpiles impacted by the Iran war and sanctions against Russia.

— Josh Feldman, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026

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Grant Taylor headed back to the dugout after the eighth inning, having just completed his third scoreless frame during Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
At least Skubal got to drink his water in the relative cool of the dugout between innings.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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