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gar·ri·son    Audio Help   (gār'ĭ-sən)  Pronunciation Key  n.   A military post, especially one that is permanently established. The troops stationed at a military post. tr.v.   gar·ri·soned, gar·ri·son·ing, gar·ri·sons To assign (troops) to a military post. To supply (a post) with troops. To occupy as or convert into a military post. [Middle English garison, fortified place, from Old French, from garir, to defend, of Germanic origin; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.]

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