Definition of garrison

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Garrison (n.) A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security..

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Disgarrison :: Disgarrison (v. t.) To deprive of a garrison.
Capitulate :: Capitulate (n.) To surrender on terms agreed upon (usually, drawn up under several heads); as, an army or a garrison capitulates..
Provision :: Provision (v. t.) To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison..
Presidio :: Presidio (n.) A place of defense; a fortress; a garrison; a fortress; a garrison or guardhouse.
Siege :: Siege (n.) The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade..
Starve :: Starve (v. t.) To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender..
Breastheight :: Breastheight (n.) The interior slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in firing..
Adjutant :: Adjutant (n.) A regimental staff officer, who assists the colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment, in the details of regimental and garrison duty..
Garrison :: Garrison (n.) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.
Tattoo :: Tattoo (n.) A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp..
Storey :: Storeship (n.) A vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or the like..
Garrisoning :: Garrisoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Garriso.
Police :: Police (n.) The cleaning of a camp or garrison, or the state / a camp as to cleanliness..
Degarnish :: Degarnish (v. t.) To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defense; as, to degarnish a city or fort..
Presidiary :: Presidiary (a.) Of or pertaining to a garrison; having a garrison.
Police :: Police (n.) Military police, the body of soldiers detailed to preserve civil order and attend to sanitary arrangements in a camp or garrison..
Ward :: Ward (n.) One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection..
Force :: Force (n.) To provide with forces; to reenforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
Degarnishment :: Degarnishment (n.) The act of depriving, as of furniture, apparatus, or a garrison..
Garrisoned :: Garrisoned (imp. & p. p.) of Garriso.
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