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 Definitions of garrison  [ˈgær ə sən]  

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Definition of 'garrison' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) garrison
a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.

2.  garrison
any military post.

3. (v.t.) garrison
to provide with a garrison.

4.  garrison
to occupy (a fort, post, station, etc.) with troops.

5.  garrison
to put (troops) on duty in a fort, post, station, etc.

6. (n.) Garrison
William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.

Etymology:  (1945–50, Amer.)

Definition of 'garrison' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) garrison, fort
a fortified military post where troops are stationed

2. (noun) Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison
United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)

3. (verb) garrison
the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place

4. (verb) garrison
station (troops) in a fort or garrison


Definition of 'garrison' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) garrison
a body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town

2. (noun) garrison
a fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security

3. (verb) garrison
to place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town

4. (verb) garrison
to secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory


Translation of 'garrison' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a number of soldiers, for guarding a fortress, town etc.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: garnisoen Arabic flag Arabic: حامِيَه من الجُنود Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: гарнизон
Brazilian flag Brazilian: guarnição Czech flag Czech: posádka German flag German: die Garnison
Danish flag Danish: garnison Greek flag Greek: φρουρά Spanish flag Spanish: guarnición
Estonian flag Estonian: garnison Farsi flag Farsi: گروه سربازان محافظ Finnish flag Finnish: varuskunta
French flag French: garnison Hebrew flag Hebrew: חֵיל-מַצָב Hindi flag Hindi: रक्षक सेना
Croatian flag Croatian: garnizon Hungarian flag Hungarian: helyőrség Indonesian flag Indonesian: garnisun
Icelandic flag Icelandic: setulið Italian flag Italian: guarnigione Japanese flag Japanese: 守備隊
Korean flag Korean: 수비대 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: įgula, garnizonas Latvian flag Latvian: garnizons
Malay flag Malay: garison Dutch flag Dutch: garnizoen Norwegian flag Norwegian: garnison
Polish flag Polish: garnizon Persian flag Persian: گروه سربازان محافظ Pashto flag Pashto: هغه كوټه چې دودانۍ پرسر د
Portuguese flag Portuguese: guarnição Romanian flag Romanian: garni­zoană Russian flag Russian: гарнизон
Slovak flag Slovak: posádka Slovenian flag Slovenian: posadka Serbian flag Serbian: garnizon
Swedish flag Swedish: garnison Thai flag Thai: กองทหารรักษาการณ์ Turkish flag Turkish: garnizon
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 警衛部隊,駐軍 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: гарнізон Urdu flag Urdu: قلعہ وغیرہ کی حفاظت کے لی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đơn vị đồn trú Chinese flag Chinese: 警卫部队 Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: garnisoen dorp
Arabic flag Arabic: مينَة حامِيَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: гарнизонен Brazilian flag Brazilian: fortificado
Czech flag Czech: posádkový German flag German: Garnisons-... Danish flag Danish: garnisons-
Greek flag Greek: οχυρωμένος Spanish flag Spanish: fortificado Estonian flag Estonian: garnisoni-
Farsi flag Farsi: تحت حفاظت Finnish flag Finnish: varuskunta- French flag French: de garnison
Hebrew flag Hebrew: מוֶּגֶנת Hindi flag Hindi: गैरिसन नगर Croatian flag Croatian: garnizonski
Hungarian flag Hungarian: helyőrségi Indonesian flag Indonesian: kota garnisun Icelandic flag Icelandic: setuliðsbær
Italian flag Italian: fortificato Japanese flag Japanese: 守備隊駐屯の Korean flag Korean: 수비대가 배치된
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: įgulos, turintis įgulą Latvian flag Latvian: garnizona- Malay flag Malay: garison
Dutch flag Dutch: garnizoens- Norwegian flag Norwegian: garnison- Polish flag Polish: garnizonowy
Persian flag Persian: تحت حفاظت Pashto flag Pashto: ترساتني لاندي Portuguese flag Portuguese: fortificado
Romanian flag Romanian: de garnizoană Russian flag Russian: гарнизонный Slovak flag Slovak: posádkový
Slovenian flag Slovenian: garnizijski Serbian flag Serbian: garnizonski Swedish flag Swedish: garnisons-
Thai flag Thai: ที่มั่นทางทหาร Turkish flag Turkish: garnizon... Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 駐防的
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: гарнізонний Urdu flag Urdu: فوجیوں کا مستقل پڑاؤ Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đơn vị đồn trú
Chinese flag Chinese: 驻防的

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