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- Dictionarygarrison/ˈɡarɪs(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a group of troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it: "the entire garrison was mustered on the parade ground" Similar
verb
- 1. provide (a place) with a group of troops: "air reconnaissance showed the Germans had not garrisoned the island" Similar
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a group of soldiers living in or defending a town or building, or the buildings that the soldiers live in: The 100-strong garrison had received no supplies for a week. a garrison town. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Places involved in military activity. air bridge. air corridor. bases. Bastille. battlefield. battleground.
The meaning of GARRISON is a military post; especially : a permanent military installation. How to use garrison in a sentence.
A garrison (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, "to equip") is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it. The term now often applies to certain facilities that constitute a military base or fortified military headquarters .
Garrison definition: a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.. See examples of GARRISON used in a sentence.
a group of soldiers living in or defending a town or building, or the buildings that the soldiers live in: The 100-strong garrison had received no supplies for a week. a garrison town. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Places involved in military activity. air bridge. air corridor. bases. Bastille. battlefield. battleground.
A garrison is a group of soldiers whose task is to guard the town or building where they live.
garrison. noun. /ˈɡærɪsn/. /ˈɡærɪsn/. [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of soldiers living in a town or fort to defend it; the buildings these soldiers live in. a garrison of 5 000 troops. garrison duty. The regiment was assigned to garrison duty in the north of the country.
gar•ri•son. (ˈgær ə sən) n. 1. a body of troops stationed in a fortified place. 2. any military post. v.t. 3. to provide with a garrison. 4. to occupy (a fort, post, station, etc.) with troops. 5. to put (troops) on duty in a fort, post, station, etc.
Garrison Definition. A fortified place with troops, guns, etc.; military post or station. Troops stationed in a fort or fortified place. (allusive) Occupants. To station troops in (a fortified place) for its defense. To place (troops) on duty in a garrison. To supply (a post) with troops.
garrison definition: a group of soldiers living in a particular area or building to defend it. Learn more.
