·noun A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification.
In fortification, an inclosed work of which every part is flanked by some other part; though the ter...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An officer on the staff of a garrison or fortress, who has, under the commanding officer, general ch...
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