garrison
noun
a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
had been garrisoning
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past perfect progressiveof garrison.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Corps was no longer needed for a seaborne landing, promptly moved his U.S. 1st Marine Division to Wonsan, thereby freeing for combat duty the R.O.K. troops which had been garrisoning the city.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lyon had been garrisoning a fort in Kansas.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
