ETYM Old Eng. garnisoun, French garnison garrison, in Old Fren. and Old Eng. also, provision, munitions, from garnir to garnish. Related to Garnish.
1. A fortified place where troops are stationed; SYN. fort.
2. The troops who maintain and guard a fortified place.

(1805-1879) US editor and reformer who was an uncompromising opponent of slavery. He founded the abolitionist journal The Liberator 1831 and became a leader of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Although initially opposed to violence, he supported the Union cause in the Civil War. After the Emancipation Proclamation, he disbanded the Anti-Slavery Society and devoted his energies to prohibition, feminism, and Indian rights.
Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and trained as a printer, Garrison later worked as an editor of various publications in Boston, Vermont, and Baltimore.

1. City in Iowa (USA); zip code 52229.
2. City in Minnesota (USA); zip code 56450.
3. City in North Dakota (USA).
4. Town in Texas (USA); zip code 75946.
5. Unincorporated community in Maryland (USA).
6. Village in Nebraska (USA); zip code 68632.

To station in a fort or garrison, as of troops.