Synonyms of garrisons

garrisons 1 of 2

noun

plural of garrison

as in fortifications

a place at which a body of troops is stationed

During the civil war this was the site of an army garrison.

Related Words

• fortifications
• barracks
• forts
• outposts
• camps
• strongholds
• bunkers
• fortresses
• citadels
• bastions
• installations
• cantonments
• posts
• stations
• bases
• headquarters
• redoubts
• blockhouses
• leaguers
• airbases
• dugouts
• bridgeheads
• laagers
• footholds
• centers
• emplacements
• beachheads
• garrison houses
• battlefronts
• fronts
• staging areas
• holds
• footings
• fields
• staging grounds
• toeholds

garrisons

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of garrison

as in occupies

Related Words

• occupies
• blockades
• besieges
• wars (with)
• encroaches
• trespasses
• combats
• beleaguers
• attacks
• harasses
• battles
• subjects
• assaults
• clashes (with)
• infringes
• fights
• raids
• ravages
• subjugates
• strips
• dominates
• loots
• invests
• conquers
• rushes
• assails
• overwhelms
• despoils
• besets
• plunders
• sacks
• storms
• vanquishes
• invades
• subdues
• overcomes
• overpowers
• pillages
• overruns
• ransacks
• charges
• strikes
• forays (into)
• marauds
• crushes

Dissimilar Words

• shields
• guards
• protects
• safeguards
• defends
• wards
• resists
• opposes
• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• repels
• withstands
• surrenders (to)
• defies
• succumbs (to)
• cedes (to)
• capitulates (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of garrisons

Noun

Because these positions are often held by relatively small Ukrainian garrisons due to the challenges of resupply, Russian forces that reach the town in sufficient numbers are likely to capture it. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Iran maintains military assets and garrisons on the islands. — Sam Metz, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026

Reestablishing native plants and animals, such as through reseeding efforts, brings back nature’s own garrisons to keep future waves of invaders at bay. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026

Although originally built as a military post housing garrisons sent to quell the Jacobite uprisings, the beautiful town today has a happier purpose. — Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026

But the attacks continue, extending fuel shortages to large swathes of central and southern Mali and isolating garrisons of government forces. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025