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Garrison

/ˈɡæɹɪsən/

A permanent military post.

📖 Definitions of "Garrison"

noun
  1. 1

    A permanent military post.

  2. 2

    The troops stationed at such a post.

  3. 3

    (allusive) Occupants.

  4. 4

    (U.S. Space Force) A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF support wing, or an army regiment.

verb
  1. 1

    To assign troops to a military post.

  2. 2

    To convert into a military fort.

  3. 3

    To occupy with troops.

    "'Establishing a land bridge through Mariupol to Crimea would take tens of thousands of troops. So would garrisoning eastern Ukraine.', http//www.economist.com/news/briefing/21615605-now-willing-use-russian-troops-more-or-less-openly-eastern-ukraine-vladimir-putin-has"

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