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garrison

1

[ gar-uh-suhn ]

noun

  1. a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
  2. the place where such troops are stationed.
  3. any military post, especially a permanent one.


verb (used with object)

  1. to provide (a fort, town, etc.) with a garrison.
  2. to occupy (a fort, post, station, etc.) with troops.
  3. to put (troops) on duty in a fort, post, station, etc.

Garrison

2

[ gar-uh-suhn ]

noun

  1. William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.

garrison

/ ˈɡæ°ùɪ²õÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. the troops who maintain and guard a base or fortified place
    1. the place itself
    2. ( as modifier )

      a garrison town

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to station (troops) in (a fort)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Çv±ð°ù·²µ²¹°ù۾±Â·²õ´Ç²Ô verb (used with object)
  • °ù±ð·²µ²¹°ù۾±Â·²õ´Ç²Ô verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ô·²µ²¹°ù۾±Â·²õ´Ç²Ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of garrison1

1250–1300; Middle English garisoun protection, stronghold < Old French garison, gareison defense, provision, derivative of garir, guerir to defend < Germanic; compare Old High German warjan
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of garrison1

C13: from Old French garison, from garir to defend, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse verja to defend, Old English, Old High German werian
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Since then, heavy police patrols near the disposal facility have turned Tarapur and surrounding areas into a virtual garrison.

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The Mexican Attorney General's Office has been tasked with investigating whether local officials had been complicit in the construction of the tunnel, General Jose Lemus, commander of Ciudad Juarez's military garrison, told Mexican media.

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It has a major military base in N’Djamena and smaller garrisons in the north and east.

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During the court hearing, Khan told the judges he had been held in solitary confinement at a prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where he is currently serving multiple prison terms.

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He is being held in custody for two months, Russian news agencies cited a military garrison court as saying, but other details of the case were not reported.

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