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garrison

noun as in military post, fort

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On another, Garrison said he handed a doctor a bottle of wine in a canister packed with $100 bills.

On one occasion, Garrison said Williams had him hand one out-of-state doctor an envelope stuffed with $20,000 in cash.

William Lloyd Garrison was probably the most prominent leader who relied on the effectiveness of hellfire.

Abbottabad was founded by the British in 1853 to house a military garrison, which it still does.

Gozik watched as the MPs used garrison belts to tie the condemned man to the pole.

The garrison of the town and fortress was nearly three thousand strong.

They also seized the lake gunboats, took an entire Spanish garrison prisoner, and captured a large quantity of stores.

Each day the garrison dwindled; each day the rebels received fresh accessions of strength.

Next morning that glorious garrison quitted the shot-torn plain they had hallowed by their deeds.

Hastalrick, in Catalonia, evacuated for want of provisions; the garrison cut their way through the French troops.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to garrison, such as: command post, encampment, fortress, stronghold, barracks, and base.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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