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to garrison

to garrison

2 7.7
To put soldiers in a fort or base to defend it
  • verb
  • /ˈɡɛrɪsən/
translation icon : guarnecer
  • The war was soon ended and Barry's regiment was garrisoned in the capital.
  • garrisoning troops
  • garrisoned force

Examples

  • When the Arabs came and garrisoned the fort, they referred to it as 'the Saint of Damascus.'

    Academic text (2008)

  • Towns were loyal only when actually garrisoned by royalist soldiers.

    Academic text (1990)

  • I was garrisoned at the frontier.

    Bel Ami (2012)

  • 40th Army is garrisoned in the cities and in the airports.

    Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

  • The obvious explanation for the light is that the Spaniards have garrisoned the island.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The soldiers were garrisoned in a far corner of the mission until a permanent presidio could be built on a nearby hill.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Governor Tonyn was not a military commander and could not control the sizable regular military force garrisoned in St. Augustine.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Each proved invaluable in maintaining order and relieving regular troops of the expensive work of garrisoning frontier outposts.

    Academic text (2011)

  • In December 1923, the federal army battalion garrisoned in Mérida revolted against the national government of President Álvaro Obregón.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The military decided to garrison the fort to ensure its protection during the conflict.

Compounds

garrison cap
  • US
7.9

A flat foldable cap worn with a military uniform

How Defended

to fortify
39 6.2
to reinforce
99 3.9
to garrison
2 7.7
to post
145 4.2

Surface Forms

garrison infinitive
garrisoned past
garrisoned past participle
garrisoning present participle
garrisons third person singular

Etymology

Garrison as a verb comes from the Old French verb garnir, which meant 'to equip' or 'to provide', and is like the English word garnish. So to garrison a place is to 'equip' it with soldiers to guard and defend it.