Defend and Garrison

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Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Garrison is a synonym for defend in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Garrison" instead a verb "Defend", when it comes to topics like fortify, protect.

Nearby Words: defense, defence, defender, defensive, defending

Garrison

Garrison verb - Station (troops) in a fort or garrison.

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Defend is a synonym for garrison in activity topic. You can use "Defend" instead a verb "Garrison", if it concerns topics such as action, occupy.

Nearby Words: garrisoned, garrisoning

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children	defend children	garrison children
place	defend place	garrison place
territory	defend territory	garrison territory
planet	defend planet	garrison planet

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In the short story "Three Points of Pride" a planet without an official garrison attempts to defend their world from Clan Ghost Bear in an American Football game.

Source: Combat by Champion
This provided human armies an impenetrable garrison from which to defend, protecting whole regions from Tyrann attack.

Source: Video Game / Lost Eden
We Need a Distraction Franklin is given false information so most of the garrison will move over to the other side of the island to defend against a non-existent landing.

Source: Literature / The Guns of Navarone

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