gar·ri·son
ˈger-ə-sən 
ˈga-rə-
1
: a military post
especially
: a permanent military installation
2
: the troops stationed at a garrison
garrisoned; garrisoning
ˈger-ə-s(ə-)niŋ
ˈga-rə-
Examples of garrison in a Sentence
Noun
a garrison of 5,000 men
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David Axe, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
To put China’s naval capabilities in perspective, consider that the United States captured Okinawa in 1945 from a Japanese garrison that was roughly the size of Taiwan’s current active army with a fleet weighing 2.4 million tons and supported by 22 carriers, 18 battleships, and 29 cruisers.
—Rachel Esplin Odell, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2021
David Axe, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Russian defenses in 2023 were deep, well prepared, fronted by extensive minefields, backed by mobile reserves, and garrisoned by troops who fought hard when attacked.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Eight years later, in the early months of Russia’s wider invasion of Ukraine, the rebuilt battalion joined the garrison in Mariupol on the Black Sea coast.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
To put China’s naval capabilities in perspective, consider that the United States captured Okinawa in 1945 from a Japanese garrison that was roughly the size of Taiwan’s current active army with a fleet weighing 2.4 million tons and supported by 22 carriers, 18 battleships, and 29 cruisers.
—Rachel Esplin Odell, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2021
Verb
The area is garrisoned by the Ukrainian army’s 33rd Assault Battalion and 41st Mechanized Brigade.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Russian defenses in 2023 were deep, well prepared, fronted by extensive minefields, backed by mobile reserves, and garrisoned by troops who fought hard when attacked.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Garrison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garrison. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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garrison
1 of 2 noun
gar·ri·son
ˈgar-ə-sən
1
: a military post
especially
: a permanent military installation
2
: the troops stationed at a garrison
garrison
2 of 2 verb
garrisoned; garrisoning
ˈgar-əs(ə-)niŋ
1
: to station troops in
2
: to send (troops) to a garrison
Biographical Definition
Garrison
biographical name
Gar·ri·son
ˈger-ə-sən
ˈga-rə-sən
William Lloyd 1805–1879 American abolitionist
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