garrison
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garrison¹
- /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/ Australia, UK
- /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/ US
- /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.sən/
Rhymes with -æɹɪsən
Where it comes from
From Middle English garisoun, garysoun, from Old French garison, guarison, from guarir + -ison, ultimately of Germanic origin; thus a doublet of warison. Compare guard, ward; the modern meaning is influenced by (now obsolete) garnison.
noun garrisons
- A permanent military post.
- The troops stationed at such a post. My Lord the great Commander of the worlde, […] Hath now in armes ten thouſand Ianiſaries, […] And for the expedition of this war, If he thinke good, can from his garriſons, UUithdraw as many more to follow him.
- Occupants. “I came down like a wolf on the fold, didn’t I ? Why didn’t I telephone ? Strategy, my dear boy, strategy. This is a surprise attack, and I’d no wish that the garrison, forewarned, should escape. …”
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A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF support wing, or an army regiment.
Similar: delta
verb garrisons · garrisoning · garrisoned
- To assign troops to a military post. Nor was he content with thus strongly garrisoning the fort, but he likewise added exceedingly to its strength by furnishing it with a formidable battery of quaker guns—rearing a stupendous flag-staff in the centre which overtopped the whole city—and moreover by building a great windmill on one of th
- To convert into a military fort.
- To occupy with troops. 'Establishing a land bridge through Mariupol to Crimea would take tens of thousands of troops. So would garrisoning eastern Ukraine.', http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21615605-now-willing-use-russian-troops-more-or-less-openly-eastern-ukraine-vladimir-putin-has
Garrison²
- /ˈɡæɹɪ.sən/ UK
- /ˈɡæɹɪ.sən/ US
- /ˈɡɛɹɪ.sən/
Rhymes with -æɹɪsən
Where it comes from
From Garrett + -son.
proper noun Garrisons
- A surname.
- A village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
- A city in Benton County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lewis County, Kentucky.
- A census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland.
- A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri.
- A census-designated place in Powell County, Montana.
- A village in Butler County, Nebraska.
- A hamlet in the town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York.
- A small city in McLean County, North Dakota.
- A small city in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Millard County, Utah.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fort, casern, barracks, stationing, patrol, forces, troops, military, troop, citadel, guardian, protector, escort, base, cfb, gasket
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noun post
| Español | guarnición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주둔지 judunji |
| 日本語 | 駐屯地 chūtonchi |
| 中文 | 駐軍 /驻军 zhùjūn, 衛戍部隊 /卫戍部队 wèishù bùduì, 衛戍地 /卫戍地 wèishùdì |
| Português | guarnição, caserna |
| Français | garnison |
| Deutsch | Standort, Garnison |
| Italiano | guarnigione, caserma |
| Ελληνικά | φρουρά frourá |
| Română | garnizoană |
| Русский | гарнизо́н garnizón |
| العربية | حَامِيَة ḥāmiya |
| עברית | חֵיל מַצָּב khil matsáv |
noun troops
| Español | guarnición |
|---|---|
| Português | guarnição |
| Italiano | guarnigione |
| Русский | гарнизо́н garnizón |
| Tiếng Việt | quân đồn trú |
Talk about this word "garrison." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/garrison. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. garrison. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/garrison "garrison." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/garrison.Cite this
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