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Garrison
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Gar·ri·son  (gr-sn), William Lloyd 1805-1879.
American abolitionist leader who founded and published The Liberator (1831-1865), an antislavery journal.

gar·ri·son  (gr-sn)
n.
1. A military post, especially one that is permanently established.
2. The troops stationed at a military post.
tr.v. gar·ri·soned, gar·ri·son·ing, gar·ri·sons
1. To assign (troops) to a military post.
2. To supply (a post) with troops.
3. To occupy as or convert into a military post.

[Middle English garison, fortified place, from Old French, from garir, to defend, of Germanic origin; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.]

garrison [ˈgærɪsən]
n
1. (Military) the troops who maintain and guard a base or fortified place
2. (Military)
a.  the place itself
b.  (as modifier) a garrison town
vb
(Military) (tr) to station (troops) in (a fort)
[from Old French garison, from garir to defend, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse verja to defend, Old English, Old High German werian]

Garrison a body of soldiers stationed at a town or place; a store or treasure.
Examples: garrisons of gold, 1450; of knights, 1526.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Garrisongarrison - a fortified military post where troops are stationed
military post, post - military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
2.Garrison - United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
3.garrison - the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
military personnel, soldiery, troops - soldiers collectively
Verb1.garrison - station (troops) in a fort or garrison
station, post, send, place - assign to a station

garrison
noun
1. troops, group, unit, section, command, armed force, detachment a five-hundred man garrison
2. fort, fortress, camp, base, post, station, stronghold, fortification, encampment The approaches to the garrison have been heavily mined.
verb
1. occupy, protect, guard, defend, man, supply with troops British troops still garrisoned the country.
2. station, position, post, mount, install, assign, put on duty No other soldiers were garrisoned there.
Translations
garrison [ˈgærɪsən]
A. Nguarnición f
B. VTguarnecer
C. CPD garrison town Nplaza f fuerte
garrison troops NPLtropas fpl de guarnición

garrison [ˈgærɪsən]
ngarnison f
vt [+ soldiers] → mettre en garnison, stationner

garrison
nGarnison f
vt troopsin Garnison legen; to be garrisonedin Garnison liegen

garrison [ˈgærɪsn]
1. nguarnigione f
2. vt (town) → piazzare truppe in; (subj, troops) → presidiare

garrison [ˈgærɪsn]
1. nguarnigione f
2. vt (town) → piazzare truppe in; (subj, troops) → presidiare

garrison
n garrison [ˈgӕrisn]
a number of soldiers, for guarding a fortress, town etc. garnisoen حامِيَه من الجُنود гарнизон posádka garnison die Garnison φρουρά guarnición garnison گروه سربازان محافظ varuskunta garnison חֵיל-מַצָב रक्षक सेना garnizon helyőrség garnisun setulið guarnigione 守備隊 수비대 įgula, garnizonas garnizons garison garnizoen garnison garnizon guarnição garni­zoană гарнизон posádka posadka garnizon garnison กองทหารรักษาการณ์ garnizon 警衛部隊,駐軍 гарнізон قلعہ وغیرہ کی حفاظت کے لیے متعین فوجی đơn vị đồn trú
adj
a garrison town. garnisoen dorp مينَة حامِيَه гарнизонен posádkový garnisons- Garnisons-... οχυρωμένος fortificado garnisoni- تحت حفاظت varuskunta- de garnison מוֶּגֶנת गैरिसन नगर garnizonski helyőrségi kota garnisun setuliðsbær fortificato 守備隊駐屯の 수비대가 배치된 įgulos, turintis įgulą garnizona- garison garnizoens- garnison- garnizonowy fortificado de garnizoană гарнизонный posádkový garnizijski garnizonski garnisons- ที่มั่นทางทหาร garnizon... 駐防的 гарнізонний فوجیوں کا مستقل پڑاؤ đơn vị đồn trú
v
to supply (a town etc) with troops to guard it. beset يُزَوِّد المَدينَه بِحامِيَه поставям гарнизон в opatřit posádkou lægge garnison i mit einer Garnison belegen εγκαθιστώ φρουρά σε guarnecer garnisoniga varustama مجهز به نیروی حفاظتی کردن sijoittaa joukkoja placer une garnison dans לְהָצִיב חֵיל-מַצָב ב- रक्षा के लिए सेना भेजना staviti posadu beszállásol menempatkan garnisun setja niður herlið fornire di guarnigione 守備隊を置く 수비대를 주둔시키다 įvesti kariuomenę į ievest garnizonu (pilsētā u.tml.) menempatkan in garnizoen leggen legge garnison i obsadzić wojskiem pôrde guarnição a întări cu o garnizoană ставить гарнизон umiestniť posádku nastaniti čete smestiti garnizon förse med garnison ส่งทหารไปรักษาการณ์ asker göndermek 派兵駐防 розміщувати гарнізон کسی جگہ محافظ فوج تعینات کرنا bảo vệ


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