Garrison : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Garrison	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Garrison
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
garrison n a fortified military post where troops are stationed [syn: garrison, fort] United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879) Synonym(s): Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place v station (troops) in a fort or garrison
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Garrison \Gar"ri*son\, n. [OE. garnisoun, F. garnison garrison, in OF. & OE. also, provision, munitions, from garnir to garnish. See {Garnish}.] (Mil.) (a) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town. (b) 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Garrison \Gar"rison\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garrisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garrisoning}.] (Mil.) (a) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison* a fort or town. (b) To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Garrison, IA (city, FIPS 30000) Location: 42.14361 N, 92.14283 W Population (1990): 320 (152 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52229 Garrison, KY Zip code(s): 41141 Garrison, MD (CDP, FIPS 31625) Location: 39.40135 N, 76.74933 W Population (1990): 5045 (2383 housing units) Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Garrison, MN (city, FIPS 23192) Location: 46.30264 N, 93.82346 W Population (1990): 138 (221 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56450 Garrison, MO Zip code(s): 65657 Garrison, MT Zip code(s): 59731 Garrison, ND (city, FIPS 29460) Location: 47.65375 N, 101.42337 W Population (1990): 1530 (733 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Garrison, NE (village, FIPS 18300) Location: 41.17549 N, 97.16305 W Population (1990): 71 (28 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68632 Garrison, NY Zip code(s): 10524 Garrison, TX (town, FIPS 29060) Location: 31.82423 N, 94.49246 W Population (1990): 883 (398 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75946 Garrison, UT Zip code(s): 84728 Garrison, WV Zip code(s): 25209
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Garrison (1.) Heb. matstsab, a station; a place where one stands (1 Sam. 14:12); a military or fortified post (1 Sam. 13:23; 14:1, 4, 6, etc.). (2.) Heb. netsib, a prefect, superintendent; hence a military post (1 Sam. 10:5; 13:3, 4; 2 Sam. 8:6). This word has also been explained to denote a pillar set up to mark the Philistine conquest, or an officer appointed to collect taxes; but the idea of a military post seems to be the correct one. (3.) Heb. matstsebah, properly a monumental column; improperly rendered pl. "garrisons" in Ezek. 26:11; correctly in Revised Version "pillars," marg. "obelisks," probably an idolatrous image.