Garrison
For people named Garrison, see Garrison (disambiguation)Garrison (from the
French garnison, itself from the verb
garnir, "to equip") is the collective term for the body of
troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base. The station is usually a
city,
town,
fort,
castle or similar. For example, the 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry (U.S.) is garrisoned at
West Point.
Garrison town is a common expression for any town that has a military
barracks.
In the modern
British Army,
garrison also specifically refers to any of the major military stations such as Aldershot, Catterick, Colchester, Tidworth, Warminster and London, which have more than one barracks or camp and their own military headquarters, usually commanded by a Colonel, Brigadier or Major-General, assisted by a Garrison Sergeant Major. In Ireland soccer has historically been termed the "garrison game" due to its connections with British military serving in Ireland.[http://anfearrua.com/ViewSectionDetail.asp?docid=1567]
In Israel, a garrison unit' (
Hebrew: חיל מצב;
cheil matzav) is a regular unit defending a specified zone such as a city, a
province, a castle or fortress, or even a single building.
*A
garrison is also a fortified house generally built of logs; it was not uncommon in early
New England settlements, particularly during the
French and Indian Wars; c.f.
blockhouse.
*A
garnisaire in
France was someone who was officially assigned to reside and dine as
garnison at the home of a tax payer, without payment, until the due fiscal arrears were paid off. The practice was similar to
dragonnade.
*In
American real estate terms, a
garrison style home is one that has two or more floors with a different amount of floor area on each floor, usually in a symmetrical design, particularly rectangular [
1].
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Garrison, County Fermanagh is a small village in Western Northern Ireland famous for its fishing and outdoor and activites.
Nouveau petit Larousse illustré, 1952 (French encyclopaedic dictionary)
