garrison

  • 31garrison — Synonyms and related words: KP, acropolis, advance guard, arm, armed guard, armor, armor plate, army, army group, bank, bank guard, barricade, bastion, battalion, battery, battle, battle group, beachhead, blockade, blockhouse, bridgehead, brigade …

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  • 32Garrison — 1 Original name in latin Garrison Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 39.40594 latitude 76.76053 altitude 136 Population 8823 Date 2011 05 14 2 Original name in latin Garrison Name in other language… …

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  • 33garrison — 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… …

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  • 34garrison — [13] The notion underlying garrison is of ‘protection’. Its ultimate source was Germanic *war , denoting ‘caution’, which also produced English ward, warn, wary, and the ware of beware. This produced the verb *warjan ‘protect, defend’, which Old… …

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  • 35garrison — gar·ri·son || gærɪsn n. military post; troops stationed at a garrison v. post soldiers on guard (in a town, within a garrison, etc.) …

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  • 36garrison — [13] The notion underlying garrison is of ‘protection’. Its ultimate source was Germanic *war , denoting ‘caution’, which also produced English ward, warn, wary, and the ware of beware. This produced the verb *warjan ‘protect, defend’, which Old… …

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  • 37garrison — /gar euh seuhn/, n. 1. a body of troops stationed in a fortified place. 2. the place where such troops are stationed. 3. any military post, esp. a permanent one. v.t. 4. to provide (a fort, town, etc.) with a garrison. 5. to occupy (a fort, post …

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  • 38garrison — noun Garrison is used before these nouns: ↑troops …

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  • 39garrison — noun a body of troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it. verb provide (a place) with a garrison. Origin ME (in the sense safety, means of protection ): from OFr. garison, from garir defend, provide , of Gmc origin …

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  • 40garrison — 1. noun 1) the enemy garrison had been burned alive Syn: troops, militia, soldiers, forces; armed force, military detachment, unit, platoon, brigade, squadron, battalion, corps 2) forces from three garrisons Syn …

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