GARRISON Gar"ri*son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garrisoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Garrisoning.] (Mil.) (a) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town. (b) To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory.
GARRON
Gar"ron, n.
Defn: Same as Garran. [Scot.]
GARROT
Gar"rot, n. Etym: [F. Cf. Garrote.] (Surg.)
Defn: A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.
GARROT
Gar"rot, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European golden-eye.
GARROTE
Gar*rote", n. Etym: [Sp. garrote, from garra claw, talon, of Celtic
origin; cf. Armor. & W. gar leg, ham, shank. Cf. Garrot stick,
Garter.]
Defn: A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted.
GARROTE
Gar*rote", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garroted; p. pr. & vb. n. Garroting.]