[gar-uh-suh
n] 
| 1. | a body of troops stationed in a fortified place. |
| 2. | the place where such troops are stationed. |
| 3. | any military post, esp. a permanent one. |
| 4. | to provide (a fort, town, etc.) with a garrison. |
| 5. | to occupy (a fort, post, station, etc.) with troops. |
| 6. | to put (troops) on duty in a fort, post, station, etc. |
| gar·ri·son (gār'ĭ-sən) n.
[Middle English garison, fortified place, from Old French, from garir, to defend, of Germanic origin; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.] |
