garrison

Universal Words noun, verb noun [C+sing./pl.v.] a group of soldiers living in a town or FORT to defend it; the buildings these soldiers live in: a garrison of 5000 troops * garrison duty * a garrison town * Half the garrison is / are on duty. * A number of Roman garrisons are still standing today. verb [VN] to put soldiers in a place in order to defend it from attack: Two regiments were sent to garrison the town. * 100 soldiers were garrisoned in the town.