garrison
Other forms: garrisons; garrisoned; garrisoning
A garrison most often refers to a military outpost where troops are stationed to provide protection to an area. The word garrison is also used to refer to the troops stationed there.
Garrison is from the Old French verb garir, meaning "defend, protect" is of Germanic origin, so you can see where the noun garrison gets its sense of a stronghold of defense. A great example is Hadrian's Wall, completed in 128 A.D. by the Roman emperor Hadrian. The wall was built across Scotland to protect settlements to the south from invaders, and it was dotted with around two dozen forts that could each hold a garrison of 500 soldiers.
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a fortified military post where troops are stationedsynonyms: fortexamples:Fort George Gordon Meadea United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agencytype of:
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the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
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station (troops) in a fort or garrison
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