The Collaborative International Dictionary
Garrison \Gar"ri*son\, n. [OE. garnisoun, F. garnison garrison, in OF. & OE. also, provision, munitions, from garnir to garnish. See Garnish.] (Mil.)
A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.
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A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security.
In garrison, in the condition of a garrison; doing duty in a fort or as one of a garrison.
Usage examples of "in garrison".
He didn't expect soldiers to waste time trying to look strack in the field, but in garrison keeping neat reminded them that they were soldiers.
The affection of the province to Caesar proved so great and so favorable, that he received a letter from Gades, before he was far advanced on his march: that as soon as the nobility of Gades heard of Caesar's proclamation, they had combined with the tribune of the cohorts, which were in garrison there, to drive Gallonius out of the town, and to secure the city and island for Caesar.
Look, I don't like living in Garrison's shadow, but I like living without his credit cards even less.
But there were other tricks in Garrison's mind of which he was unaware .
Until then I had not been interested, in Garrison, did not know he existed.