gar·ri·son
ˈger-ə-sən 
ˈga-rə-
1
: a military post
especially
: a permanent military installation
2
: the troops stationed at a garrison
garrisoned; garrisoning
ˈger-ə-s(ə-)niŋ
ˈga-rə-
Examples of garrison in a Sentence
Noun
a garrison of 5,000 men
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JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
As in Boston, soldiers on garrison duty continued to drink, gamble, and fight.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
David Axe, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Russian defenses in 2023 were deep, well prepared, fronted by extensive minefields, backed by mobile reserves, and garrisoned by troops who fought hard when attacked.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Brooke devised the novel during her tenure as the expatriate wife of a chaplain stationed at a British garrison in Quebec.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
As in Boston, soldiers on garrison duty continued to drink, gamble, and fight.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
Around 800,000 Ukrainian troops oppose them, but the Ukrainians must garrison the entire country, whereas the Russians are concentrated in Kursk and Donetsk—giving the Russians a three-to-one advantage, or greater, in many of the most important sectors.
—David Axe, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Russian defenses in 2023 were deep, well prepared, fronted by extensive minefields, backed by mobile reserves, and garrisoned by troops who fought hard when attacked.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Garrison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garrison. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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garrison
1 of 2 noun
gar·ri·son
ˈgar-ə-sən
1
: a military post
especially
: a permanent military installation
2
: the troops stationed at a garrison
garrison
2 of 2 verb
garrisoned; garrisoning
ˈgar-əs(ə-)niŋ
1
: to station troops in
2
: to send (troops) to a garrison
Biographical Definition
Garrison
biographical name
Gar·ri·son
ˈger-ə-sən
ˈga-rə-sən
William Lloyd 1805–1879 American abolitionist
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