garrison

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English garisoun, garysoun, from Old French garison, guarison, from guarir +‎ -ison, ultimately of Germanic origin; thus a doublet of warison. Compare guard, ward; the modern meaning is influenced by (now obsolete) garnison. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/ (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.sən/ Rhymes: -æɹɪsən Hyphenation: gar‧ri‧son === Noun === garrison (plural garrisons) A permanent military post. The troops stationed at such a post. (allusive) Occupants. (US, military, U.S. Space Force) A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF support wing, or an army regiment. ==== Synonyms ==== (USSF): delta (an operations wing equivalent) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === garrison (third-person singular simple present garrisons, present participle garrisoning, simple past and past participle garrisoned) To assign troops to a military post. To convert into a military fort. 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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== garment garnish ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === arrosing, roarings == Jamaican Creole == === Etymology === Semantic shift of English garrison. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʲaɹɪsən/ Hyphenation: ga‧rri‧son === Noun === garrison (plural garrison dem, quantified garrison) A de facto autonomous district controlled by a don and the don's armed gang, typically loyal to a political party; a favela; a slum. ==== See also ==== don shotta