garrison
noun
a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
had garrisoned
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past perfectof garrison.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They thought it safer to lie still in the towns and castles which they had garrisoned.
From Heroes Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright Mabie
The rangers, however, were in the saddle almost continuously, and, what with foraging, broken sleep, and expeditions by day and night, those of us who had garrisoned Virgin Bay were become worried nearly past grumbling.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 by Various
Along this ridge was a line of forts armed with carriage guns, which had just before been captured by the Russians from the Turks who had garrisoned them.
From Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign by William Henry Giles Kingston
They had garrisoned towns to which they could fly.
From Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 by George S. Boutwell
He had garrisoned Fort Yuma, and other posts on the far plains, and at the beginning of the war was tendered a volunteer brigade, which he modestly declined.
From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by George Alfred Townsend
