From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgarrisongar‧ri‧son1 /ˈɡærəsən/ noun [countable] 1 PMAa group of soldiers living in a town or fort and defending it The garrison was called out when news of the enemy’s advance was received. a garrison town2 the buildings where a garrison of soldiers live
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garrison• Even so, he was given a garrison command at Rockingham.• The lowering clouds hindered their aircraft from bombing and strafing his men and made parachuting supplies to their beleaguered garrison nearly impossible.• Among edgy garrisons, with military pride an ingredient, something to be squashed immediately.• These were real soldiers, part of the Governors Island garrison, many of them wounded veterans of two years of war.• Leaving a small garrison at Tourane, he sailed south to Saigon.• Some wondered if it had been lowered by the garrison.• And heavy rain, at this period of the siege, was something that the garrison could have well done without.• A volunteer garrison was left on the Acropolis.garrisongarrison2 verb [transitive] PMAto send a group of soldiers to defend or guard a place Our regiment will garrison the town.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
garrison• Much of interior destroyed by fire during garrisoning by troops after 1745 rising.• Having garrisoned the citadel, Zacco left.• So my constable continues to hold the castle, let the King garrison the title as strongly as he will.Origin garrison1 (1200-1300) Old French garison; from garir; → GARRET 