garrisoning
present participle ofgarrison
garrison
verb[Tusually passive+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈɡær.ɪ.sən/us/ˈɡer.ɪ.sən/to put agroupofsoldiersin aplaceinordertolivethere anddefendit:
Troops are garrisoned in thearea.
Military training & ceremonies
- assault course
- attention
- civil defence
- drill
- ease
- fall
- fall in
- fatigue
- fight song
- march
- obstacle course
- pass out
- passing-out
- recon
- reconnaissance
- route march
- salute
- take the saluteidiom
- tour
- troop
Examplesofgarrisoning
garrisoning
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
This provision is being carried out and the parties are now actuallygarrisoningthe forts.
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I want to ask what provision has been made forgarrisoningsuch important points as those we have at home.
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An immense task ofgarrisoning, policing and administering will be thrown upon us, involving a grievous expenditure of power, and still more of time.
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What purpose is thegarrisoningof these bases intended to fulfil?
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Whereas before you had a force of 2,000 for thegarrisoningof these forts, these companies consist of some 400 men.
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There have been charges forgarrisoning, but not for the actual conduct of affairs, and it is important, if possible, to maintain that principle.
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I believe we can cut down the expense ofgarrisoningthe islands by improving the airfield.
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This means substantial—and, above all, trustworthy—armed forcesgarrisoningthe island, which may be a little more difficult than is supposed.
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They would then be faced withgarrisoningtheir conquests: an indefinite and difficult commitment.
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Is it then the necessity forgarrisoningthe vast number of places abroad which we have under our control?
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One was thegarrisoningof our oversea possessions and naval bases.
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Thegarrisoningof places like that could be done much better by landing parties than by expensive infantry battalions which ought to be in our field force.
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The regular soldiers took over thegarrisoningof various militia forts, rebuilding and re-arming many of them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Common instructions included helping establish staging posts and warehouses, serving as laborers in a new colony, orgarrisoninga fledgling fort.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This decrease was partly due togarrisoningsupply centres, but disease, desertions, and casualties sustained in various minor actions caused thousands of losses.
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