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GARRISON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Garrison mean?

• GARRISON (noun)
The noun GARRISON has 3 senses:

1. a fortified military post where troops are stationed
2. United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
3. the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place

Familiarity information: GARRISON used as a noun is uncommon.

• GARRISON (verb)
The verb GARRISON has 1 sense:

1. station (troops) in a fort or garrison

Familiarity information: GARRISON used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GARRISON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A fortified military post where troops are stationed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fort; garrison

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)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

William Lloyd Garrison; Garrison

Instance hypernyms:

abolitionist; emancipationist (a reformer who favors abolishing slavery)

Sense 3

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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)

• GARRISON (verb)

Sense 1

garrison ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Station (troops) in a fort or garrison

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

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

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

Sentence frames:

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

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