garrison
/ˈɡærɪsn/noun
उच्चारण गैरिसन
छावनी, सेना दल
Core word
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[C, with singular or plural verb]
a group of soldiers living in a town or fort to defend it; the buildings these soldiers live in
छावनी, सेना दल
- a garrison town
- The garrison at the border fort was reinforced before winter.
- A small garrison guarded the old fort.
+ 2 more examples
- The garrison was ordered to move to the border.
- Soldiers of the garrison marched through the town.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
garrison (countable noun, collective)
A garrison is a group of soldiers living in a town or fort to defend it, or the place itself. It can take a singular or plural verb.
Garrison सैनिकों का वह समूह है जो किसी नगर या किले की रक्षा के लिए रहता है, या वह स्थान स्वयं। इसके साथ singular या plural verb आ सकती है।
- The garrison was ready for the attack.
- The garrison were given extra rations.
garrison (verb): garrison + place
As a verb, garrison means to put soldiers in a place to defend it.
Verb के रूप में 'garrison' का अर्थ किसी स्थान की रक्षा के लिए वहाँ सैनिक तैनात करना है।
- Troops garrisoned the border town.
- The fort was garrisoned with 500 soldiers.
garrison + noun (attributive)
Garrison comes before nouns such as garrison town, garrison troops and garrison commander.
'Garrison' इन nouns से पहले आता है: garrison town, garrison troops, garrison commander।
- Ambala is an old garrison town.
in garrison / the garrison of + place
In garrison means stationed in such a place; the garrison of a fort names the soldiers there.
'In garrison' का अर्थ ऐसे स्थान पर तैनात होना है; 'the garrison of a fort' वहाँ के सैनिकों को बताता है।
- The garrison of the Red Fort surrendered.
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adjective + garrison
smallstrongarmylocalbesiegedfrontier
- The besieged garrison ran out of food.
verb + garrison
reinforcewithdrawsurrenderdefendattackrelieve
- The army reinforced the frontier garrison.
garrison + noun
towntroopscommanderchurchdutylife
- He grew up in a garrison town with his soldier father.
garrison + preposition
garrison ofgarrison atgarrison ingarrison on
- The garrison at the hill fort held out for months.
history and defence
fortsiegeregimentbarrackscantonment
- Cantonments grew around old garrison sites.
“More examples 5
- The British stationed a large garrison in the city after 1857.
अंग्रेज़ों ने 1857 के बाद नगर में बड़ी सैनिक टुकड़ी तैनात की।
- The fort's garrison fought bravely for three weeks.
किले की सैन्य टुकड़ी ने तीन सप्ताह तक बहादुरी से युद्ध किया।
- Radhika's uncle was posted to a garrison in Jammu.
राधिका के चाचा की तैनाती जम्मू की एक सैन्य छावनी में हुई।
- Soldiers garrisoned the hills during the winter.
सैनिकों ने सर्दियों में पहाड़ियों पर चौकी बनाए रखी।
- A garrison town depends on the army for much of its trade.
सैन्य नगर अपने अधिकांश व्यापार के लिए सेना पर निर्भर रहता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The garrisons of the fort was brave.
✓ The garrison of the fort was brave.
One group of soldiers is a single garrison, so the noun is singular and agrees with was.
सैनिकों का एक समूह एक garrison है, इसलिए noun singular है और 'was' के साथ मेल खाता है।
✗ The general garrisoned at the fort with soldiers.
✓ The general garrisoned the fort with soldiers.
Garrison is transitive: the place is its object.
'Garrison' transitive है: स्थान उसका object होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words refer to military groups or places, but they differ in meaning.
ये शब्द सैन्य समूहों या स्थानों को बताते हैं, पर अर्थ अलग हैं।
Soldiers stationed in a place to defend it, or the place itself.
किसी स्थान की रक्षा के लिए तैनात सैनिक, या वह स्थान।
- The garrison defended the fort.
A permanent military town in India, mostly of the army.
भारत में स्थायी सैन्य नगर, प्रायः सेना का।
- He lives in the Pune cantonment.
The buildings in which soldiers live.
वे इमारतें जिनमें सैनिक रहते हैं।
- The barracks were cleaned daily.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: cantonment (Indian English) is an area where soldiers are based.
प्रयोग में cantonment (भारतीय English) सैनिकों के रहने का क्षेत्र, छावनी है।