garrison gar·ri·son

garrison gar·ri·son
['ɡærɪs(ə)n]
1. n
guarnigione f
2. vt
(town) piazzare truppe in, (subj: troops) presidiare

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  • garrison — gar|ri|son1 [ gerıs(ə)n ] noun count a group of soldiers living in and defending a particular place: The army s regiments spread over the area in small garrisons. a. the place that a group of soldiers are living in and defending: a garrison town… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Garrison — Gar ri*son, n. [OE. garnisoun, F. garnison garrison, in OF. & OE. also, provision, munitions, from garnir to garnish. See {Garnish}.] (Mil.) (a) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town. (b) A fortified place, in which troops are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Garrison — Gar ri*son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garrisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garrisoning}.] (Mil.) (a) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town. (b) To secure or defend by fortresses… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • garrison — gar•ri•son [[t]ˈgær ə sən[/t]] n. 1) mil a body of troops stationed in a fortified place 2) mil any military post 3) mil to provide with a garrison 4) mil to occupy (a fort, post, station, etc.) with troops 5) mil to put (troops) on duty in a… …   From formal English to slang

  • Garrison,William Lloyd — Gar·ri·son (gărʹĭ sən), William Lloyd. 1805 1879. American abolitionist leader who founded and published The Liberator (1831 1865), an antislavery journal. * * * …   Universalium

  • garrison — gar·ri·son …   English syllables

  • Garrison — Gar•ri•son [[t]ˈgær ə sən[/t]] n. big William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement …   From formal English to slang

  • In garrison — Garrison Gar ri*son, n. [OE. garnisoun, F. garnison garrison, in OF. & OE. also, provision, munitions, from garnir to garnish. See {Garnish}.] (Mil.) (a) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town. (b) A fortified place, in which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Garrisoned — Garrison Gar ri*son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garrisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garrisoning}.] (Mil.) (a) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town. (b) To secure or defend by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Garrisoning — Garrison Gar ri*son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garrisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garrisoning}.] (Mil.) (a) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town. (b) To secure or defend by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Engarrison — En*gar ri*son, v. t. To garrison; to put in garrison, or to protect by a garrison. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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