Meaning

4 senses

  1. A permanent military post.

    Standort, Garnison

    гарнизо́нgarnizón

    гарнізо́нharnizón

    a fortified military post where troops are stationed

  2. The troops stationed at such a post.

    гарнизо́нgarnizón

    гарнізо́нharnizón

  3. Occupants.

  4. (Space Force, US)A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF support wing, or an army regiment.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. The garrison was forced to surrender.

    ruГарнизон был вынужден сдаться.

    deDie Garnison wurde zum Aufgeben gezwungen.

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  2. The garrison saw no choice but to surrender.

    deDie Garnison sah sich zur Kapitulation gezwungen.

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  3. The enemy is trying to establish a puppet garrison state in the territory they occupied.

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Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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Origin

From Middle English garisoun, garysoun, from Old French garison, guarison, from guarir + -

From Middle English garisoun, garysoun, from Old French garison, guarison, from guarir + -ison, ultimately of Germanic origin; thus a doublet of warison. Compare guard, ward; the modern meaning is influenced by (now obsolete) garnison.

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Forms

plural: garrisons
Singulargarrison
Pluralgarrisons

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
USSF:delta
Close in meaning
  • a fortified military post where troops are stationed:fort
  • United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879):William Lloyd Garrison

Word family

7 related words
Deriveddisgarrisonengarrisongarrison beltgarrison capgarrison stategarrison townnongarrison

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
garnetgarnishgartergasA2
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