Definition of "garrison" in English

noun

1. A permanent military post.

2. The troops stationed at such a post.

3. (allusive) Occupants.

4. (US, military, U.S. Space Force) A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF support wing, or an army regiment.

verb

1. To assign troops to a military post.

2. To convert into a military fort.

3. To occupy with troops.

   • 'Establishing a land bridge through Mariupol to Crimea would take tens of thousands of troops. So would garrisoning eastern Ukraine.', http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21615605-now-willing-use-russian-troops-more-or-less-openly-eastern-ukraine-vladimir-putin-has