garrison.

1. A body of troops assigned to defend or occupy a location.

2. A place where troops are stationed.

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Words that belong together

• small garrison
• garrison troops

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The garrison watched the road from the tower.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular garrison; plural garrisons. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: garrisons.