Garrison
Garrison verb - Station (troops) in a fort or garrison.
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Synonyms for Garrison
Overrun and garrison are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overrun" instead a verb "Garrison".
Nearby Words: garrisoned, garrisoning
Overrun
Overrun verb - To enter for conquest or plunder.
Usage example: waves of barbarians overran the Roman Empire during its long decline
Common collocations
| place | garrison place | overrun place |
| territory | garrison territory | overrun territory |
| countryside | garrison countryside | overrun countryside |
| planet | garrison planet | overrun planet |
Both words in one sentence
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Small Name, Big Ego: Valco Pandion was just a regular Moff in command of single Star Destroyer who fled the battle of Malastare as his garrison was overrun.
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A Thin Veneer: Commodore Acaltha's trap in the Berlin system includes an Electronic Warfare attack the Minbari garrison force, complete with suddenly-blacked-out-then-returned computer displays being overrun with laughing skull-and-crossbones.
Source: Hacked by a Pirate -
A number of soldiers of the Soviet garrison of Brest Fortress held out in the basements of the old fortress for over a month after it was overrun in the early days of Operation Barbarossa, where the Nazis had some sucsess, though things quickly turned sour when the winter came rolling in.
Source: Apocalyptic Log
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