Definitions for garrisons

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garrisons gar·ri·son

Spelling: [gar-uh-suh n]

IPA: /ˈgær ə sən/

Garrisons is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 338 anagrams from letters in garrisons (aginorrss).

Definitions for garrisons

noun

1. a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
2. the place where such troops are stationed.
3. any military post, especially a permanent one.
4. William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.

verb (used with object)

1. to provide (a fort, town, etc.) with a garrison.
2. to occupy (a fort, post, station, etc.) with troops.
3. to put (troops) on duty in a fort, post, station, etc.

Origin of garrisons

1250-1300; Middle English garisoun protection, stronghold Old French garison, gareison defense, provision, derivative of garir, guerir to defend Germanic; compare Old High German warjan

Examples for garrisons

The other is an 80-acre estate in garrison, New York, which is about halfway between Shokan and Soho.

On one occasion, garrison said Williams had him hand one out-of-state doctor an envelope stuffed with $20,000 in cash.

The Malakand garrison was being overwhelmed by thousands of tribesmen.

Thus the garrison of the fort received a needed reinforcement.

Out of the 18,500-strong party that left Kabul, only one man, Dr. Brydon, made it back to the British garrison in Jalalabad.

The garrison of the fort aided the tower guard by their fire.

garrison now lives on a farm in Hico, Texas, and has never given an interview about Black Hawk Down.

In this situation we concluded to maintain our garrison, if possible.

On another, garrison said he handed a doctor a bottle of wine in a canister packed with $100 bills.

In the centre of the island is an eminence, which was occupied by the garrison, and had some artillery.