Synonyms for garrison
ˈgær ə səngar·ri·son

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1. garrison, fortnoun

   a fortified military post where troops are stationed

   Synonyms:
   fort, fortress

2. Garrison, William Lloyd Garrisonnoun

   United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)

   Synonyms:
   fort

3. garrisonverb

   the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place

   Synonyms:
   fort

4. garrisonverb

   station (troops) in a fort or garrison

Matched Categories

1. • Abolitionist
   • Military
   • Military Post
   • Station

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1. List of paraphrases for "garrison":

   garrisons, trim

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1. Garrison Keillor:

   It’s some sort of poetic irony to be knocked off the air by a story, having told so many of them Garrison Keillor, but I ’m 75 and don’t have any interest in arguing about this. And I can not in conscience bring danger to a great organization I’ve worked hard for since 1969, a person could not hope for more than what I was given.

2. Shayne Neuman:

   I have asked the Australian National Audit Office to launch an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the Department of Home Affairs' procurement of garrison support and welfare services in Papua New Guinea.

3. Jon Alterman:

   Iraqi politics are in a delicate state. There's no Iraqi support for the country becoming a principal U.S. garrison in the Middle East.

4. Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed:

   We have a military garrison in Garissa, and the work began immediately after the attack was reported and continued for a number of hours until we were able to rescue 663 students of the 800 students that had been taken hostage by these terrorists. So the response was adequate, we did everything that we could do.

5. Tara Ruby:

   Through the guidance of my military friends, the Fort Bliss P3T Program and Breastfeeding in Combat Boots, our Garrison command and our Public Affairs, we were able to show that even our mommies in uniform can provide for their babies, breastfeeding their babies doesn't make them less of a soldier, I believe it makes them a better one. Juggling the tasks and expectations of a soldier, plus providing for their own in the best way they possibly can, makes (these) ladies even stronger for it.