garrison

IPA: gˈærɪsʌn

A permanent military post.
The troops stationed at such a post.
(allusive) Occupants.
(US, military, U.S. Space Force) A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF support wing, or an army regiment.
A surname.
A village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
A city in Benton County, Iowa.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lewis County, Kentucky.
A census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland.
A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
An unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri.
A census-designated place in Powell County, Montana.
A village in Butler County, Nebraska.
A hamlet in Putnam County, New York.
A small city in McLean County, North Dakota.
A small city in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
An unincorporated community in Millard County, Utah.

Examples of "garrison" in Sentences

The main garrison is in a tiny town called Bascale, which is better known for its heroin labs.
They cited a lack of concern by their leaders and what they call garrison style policies and duties.
She's complained that Holness' use of the word "garrison" only serves to stigmatize inner city communities.
The non-cryos refer to them as â€œCryo Stasis Emersion Tanksâ€, but they are identical to our lockers in garrison, sans the vent holes.
The word rendered "garrison" is different from that of 1Sa 13: 23; 14: 1, and signifies, literally, something erected; probably a pillar or flagstaff, indicative of Philistine ascendency.
The army town whose garrison is being closed down; the special needs student who will no longer have classroom assistance; the tiny theatre company where future Oscar winners learned their trade.
The enterprise faltered against Afghan resistance, and the main garrison at Kabul -- about 4,500 troops and 12,000 family members and camp followers -- decided to retreat back to India in January 1842.