garrison house

noun

Definition of garrison housenext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garrison house
  1. blockhouse
  2. bunker
  3. dugout
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
Noun
  • Bardem plays Miguel, a successful London architect, who considers a prestigious offer to build a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The renovations also include upgrades to the presidential bunker below.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of bunker
Noun
  • Some Cardinals players were spotted in their dugout ahead of the game sporting crooked caps, and one player incorporated a slight hat-tilting motion into his post-hit celebration.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Marmol then came out of the dugout to confront Eddings and was ejected during the Rockies’ five-run inning.
    — Michael Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of dugout

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“Garrison house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garrison%20house. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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