garrison
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈɡɛrɪsən/
:
guarnición
- Though sporadic resistance continues, by Sunday, all the main rebel garrisons have surrendered.
- military garrison
- garrison duty
- soldiers and garrisons
And then after that, they took him to in front of the Garrison of the Roman soldiers.
- And then after that, they took him to in front of the Garrison of the Roman soldiers.
Examples
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The Alexandrian Garrison surrendered at once, which at last brought the siege of Alexandria to an end.
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Soldiers from the local garrison were in formation to the east of the square.
Academic text (1991) -
An entire garrison, and no one saw anything?
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" The captain of the garrison wants to question all of you."
Fiction book (1995) -
Intelligence suggests a garrison of 50 to 60.
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We need to attack all the army garrisons in the area.
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Sentries open the wooden doors to the garrison, standing on either side of the gate.
Fiction book (1998) -
First, the Frederica settlers wanted the garrison for their protection.
Academic text (2011) -
The major issue of French diplomacy in 1862 concerned the garrison of French troops in Rome.
Academic text (1997) -
The general inspected the soldiers stationed at the garrison before the mission began.
Synonyms
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2.0
Soldiers who work together as a group in an army
∞
3.0
A place where someone is sent to do duty, for example in the military
∞
2.2
A place where soldiers or an organization live and work
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3.1
A job or position in an organization where someone works
156
3.2
A group of soldiers organized to protect or fight for a country
98
3.2
A group of soldiers organized to fight or carry out military tasks
19
3.7
A base or group of buildings where soldiers live and work
9
2.6
A place where soldiers live, train, and work
4
4.2
A place where soldiers live and work to defend an area
2
3.1
A unit of soldiers organized to do a specific job for the armed forces
Compounds
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Etymology
Garrison comes from Old French garnison, based on the verb garnir which meant 'to equip' or 'to defend', and is like the English word garnish. So a garrison is a place or group 'equipped' with soldiers to defend a fort, which explains its modern meaning.