garrison
verb/ˈɡærɪsn/
/ˈɡærɪsn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they garrison | /ˈɡærɪsn/ /ˈɡærɪsn/ |
| he / she / it garrisons | /ˈɡærɪsnz/ /ˈɡærɪsnz/ |
| past simple garrisoned | /ˈɡærɪsnd/ /ˈɡærɪsnd/ |
| past participle garrisoned | /ˈɡærɪsnd/ /ˈɡærɪsnd/ |
| -ing form garrisoning | /ˈɡærɪsnɪŋ/ /ˈɡærɪsnɪŋ/ |
- to put soldiers in a place in order to defend it from attack
- garrison something Two regiments were sent to garrison the town.
- garrison somebody + adv./prep. 100 soldiers were garrisoned in the town.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘safety, means of protection’): from Old French garison, from garir ‘defend, provide’, of Germanic origin.Definitions on the go
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