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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Garrison

/găr'-ĭs-ən/ · Gar·ri·son · IPA /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/
01 n. A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.
  1. 1.
    A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.(Mil.)
Phrases & compounds
In garrison — in the condition of a garrison; doing duty in a fort or as one of a garrison.
02 v. t. To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town.
imp. & p. p. Garrisoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Garrisoning
  1. 1.
    To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town.(Mil.)