Defense
Garrison
Garrison noun - A fortified military post where troops are stationed.
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Synonyms for Garrison
Defense and garrison are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defense" instead a noun "Garrison".
Nearby Words: garrisoned, garrisoning
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- But its commander point-blank refuses to augment the defense, claims there is no hope there, and continues retreating to the west, leaving the lone garrison high and dry.
Source: Cavalry Betrayal - The Heroes of Westerplatte (2013), about the fierce, one-week long defense of a military depot by its Polish garrison against invading Germans on the peninsula of Westerplatte in September 1939.
Source: Works Set in World War II -
Pride: Earth hasn't made contact with aliens or even developed the tech to leave their own star system, but they still call their Exploration/Defense force "Galaxy Garrison".
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