/ English Dictionary

GARRISON

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fortified military post where troops are stationed

Synonyms:

fort; garrison

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("garrison" is a kind of...):

military post; post (military installation at which a body of troops is stationed)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Instance hyponyms:

Fort George G. Meade; Fort George Gordon Meade; Fort Meade (a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency)

Derivation:

garrison (station (troops) in a fort or garrison)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The troops who maintain and guard a fortified place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("garrison" is a kind of...):

military personnel; soldiery; troops (soldiers collectively)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Derivation:

garrison (station (troops) in a fort or garrison)

Sense 3

Meaning:

United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)

Synonyms:

Garrison; William Lloyd Garrison

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

abolitionist; emancipationist (a reformer who favors abolishing slavery)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Station (troops) in a fort or garrison

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "garrison" is one way to...):

place; post; send; station (assign to a station)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

garrison (a fortified military post where troops are stationed)

garrison (the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place)

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