garrison

Meaning

Noun

1. A permanent military post.
2. The troops stationed at such a post.
3. Occupants.
4. A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF support wing, or an army regiment.

Verb

1. To assign troops to a military post.
2. To convert into a military fort.
3. To occupy with troops.

Synonyms

guard

💂

fort

fortify

station

🚉

stationing

barracks

defend

guards

man

👨

battalion

military post

defenders

defense

division

encampment

fortress

group

keep watch

militia

palace guard

personnel

picket

platoon

post

redoubt

regiment

sector

sentinel

squad

stronghold

unit

vanguard

watch

⌚

army

military camp

barrack

battery

🔋

brigade

camp

cantonment

casern

command

company

corps

crew

Hyphenated as

gar‧ri‧son

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/

Etymology

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.