OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27965

garrison

/ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
guarnición
A permanent military post.
guarnición
The troops stationed at such a post.
For a time, it was the only Royalist stronghold between London and Exeter, but it fell at last when a member of the garrison turned traitor and admitted the Parliamentary besiegers…
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