Garrison

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.

II. Garrison ·noun A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security.

III. Garrison ·vt To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory.

IV. Garrison ·vt To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town.

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