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# garrison

noun (a garrison, garrisons); verb (garrison, garrisons, garrisoned, garrisoning)

«garrison» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A group of soldiers living in a town or fort to guard it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garrison/#m1)
2. The fort, castle or town where these soldiers live. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garrison/#m2)
3. (verb) To put soldiers in a place to guard it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garrison/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons garrisons appear with castles, Roman forts on Hadrian's Wall, and towns during wars and sieges. In stories a garrison defends a fortress against attackers. Phrases: a garrison town, the garrison surrendered, to garrison a fort.

### Examples

- The Romans kept a garrison at every fort along Hadrian's Wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garrison/#x1)
- The castle's garrison held out for three months. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garrison/#x2)
- Gibraltar was a British garrison town for centuries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garrison/#x3)
- The king garrisoned the town with 500 soldiers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garrison/#x4)
- When food ran out, the garrison surrendered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garrison/#x5)
- A small garrison guarded the bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garrison/#x6)
- His proposals were gladly accepted, and in a moment the whole of the garrison sank down as if they were dead, and Virgilius himself had much ado to keep awake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garrison/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun: a garrison, two garrisons. Verb past: garrisoned. Spelling: double r, single s. A garrison is a group; you do not say «a garrison» for one soldier.

## In Jewish tradition

A band of soldiers posted in a place, often a foreign army holding a town. The word is also used for the post itself.

**Interpretation.** In the stories of David and the Philistines, a garrison shows foreign rule. David's garrisons in Edom show his power over his neighbors.

### Examples

- And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmas. (Prophets 1SA.13.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/garrison/#x1)
- And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. (Writings 1CH.18.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/garrison/#x2)
- And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. (Prophets 2SA.23.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/garrison/#x3)

### Note

Countable noun: a garrison, two garrisons. Verb past: garrisoned. Spelling: double r, single s. A garrison is a group; you do not say «a garrison» for one soldier.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «garrison» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garrison/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «garrison» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/garrison/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«garrison» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/garrison.html) on Mova free.