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garrison 1, noun(dictionary)
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garrison (iou)



garrison noun & verb. ME.
[Old French garison defence, safety, provision, store, from garir defend, furnish, from Germanic.]
A. noun.
Store, treasure; a gift. Only in ME.
Defence; safety; a means of protection. ME-E17.
A body of troops stationed in a fortress, town, etc., esp. for defensive purposes. LME.
in garrison serving as (a member of) a garrison.
S. Rushdie A string of border posts, each with its lonely garrison of six men.
A place or building in which troops are quartered in a fortress, town, etc., esp. for defensive purposes; a garrison town. Formerly also, a fortress. LME.
W. Robertson Werk Castle, a garrison of the English.
Comb.: garrison cap US a peakless cap, esp. one worn as part of a military uniform; garrison town: having a permanent garrison.
b. verb trans.
Provide with or occupy as a garrison. M16.
C. Thirlwall He fortified the citadel and garrisoned the port. W. S. Churchill Visiting the townships and posts garrisoned by the Spaniards.
Station (a body of troops) as a garrison; place on duty as a garrison. L16.
Spenser I would wish the chief power of the armye to be garrisoned in one countrey.