Garrison
['gærɪs(ə)n] or ['gærəsn]
Definition
(noun.) a fortified military post where troops are stationed.
(noun.) the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place.
(noun.) United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879).
(verb.) station (troops) in a fort or garrison.
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Definition
(n.) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.
(n.) A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security.
(v. t.) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town.
(v. t.) To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory.
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Definition
n. a supply of soldiers for guarding a fortress: a fortified place.—v.t. to furnish a fortress with troops: to defend by fortresses manned with troops.—Garrison town a town in which a garrison is stationed.
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Examples
- The let-alone policy had demoralized this force so that probably but little more than one-half of it was ever present in garrison at any one time. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The dance is about to begin, said Crispin, when the garrison were all in order at their several posts. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Columbus, besides being strongly fortified, contained a garrison much more numerous than the force I had with me. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I knew the garrison would make no formidable effort to relieve itself. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He had then intrenched the city, so that it could be held by a small garrison. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The enemy had taken a strong natural position with most of the Grand Gulf garrison, numbering about seven or eight thousand men, under General Bowen. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I inquired the name of the garrison of the fortress of Malabat, and they said it was Mehemet Ali Ben Sancom. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It would be better to have the garrisons engaged there added to Butler's command. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This would keep him between our garrisons in East Tennessee and the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The small garrisons were drawn from the various towns and fortresses, and went to swell the main army. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The lines of rifle pits at each place extended back from the water at least two miles, so that the garrisons were in reality only seven miles apart. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He had start enough to move north destroying the railroad in many places, and to attack several small garrisons intrenched as guards to the railroad. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Numerous as the people are in the several old provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons, or armies, to keep them in subjection. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The road to Chattanooga was still well guarded with strong garrisons at Murfreesboro, Stevenson, Bridgeport and Chattanooga. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The horses' hoofs have bored holes in these rocks to the depth of six inches during the hundreds and hundreds of years that the castle was garrisoned. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- All these points, except St. Augustin Tlalpam, were intrenched and strongly garrisoned. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Charleston was evacuated on the 18th of February, and Foster garrisoned the place. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He has plenty of courage, but the greatest amount of gallantry that ever garrisoned one human breast could scarce avail against two hundred. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This place was found to be intrenched and garrisoned. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He proposed, therefore, to destroy the roads back to Chattanooga, when all ready to move, and leave the latter place garrisoned. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He had fortified and garrisoned his mill, which in itself was a strong building. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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