Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   garrison

   /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 armed forceforcemilitary detachmentmilitary unitunitplatoonbrigaderegimentsquadronbattalioncompanylegioncorpstroopsmilitiasoldiers
   • ▪ the building occupied by a garrison: "forces from these garrisons have been used against governments" Similar fortressfortfortificationstrongholdblockhousecitadelcampencampmentcantonmentcommand postbasestationbarracksbilletquartersrare:casern

   verb

   • 1. provide (a place) with a group of troops: "air reconnaissance showed the Germans had not garrisoned the island" Similar defendguardprotectpreservefortifybarricadeshieldsecuremanoccupysupply with troops
   • ▪ station (troops) in a particular place: "French troops were garrisoned at Phillipsburg" Similar stationpostput on dutyassignbilletdeployinstallbasesiteplacepositionlocatesituate

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘safety, means of protection’): from Old French garison, from garir ‘defend, provide’, of Germanic origin.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points