garrison
noun
a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
ungarrisoned
-
a word derived from
garrison.
Example Sentences
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The net result of the morning's work was the knowledge that Hamilton was leaving Heilbron at that very moment, and leaving it ungarrisoned.
From With Steyn and De Wet by Philip Pienaar
England, Portugal and Brazil also had “forts” at Whydah—all in a ruinous condition and ungarrisoned.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
He found the town ungarrisoned, two or three clerks to take care of unimportant stores, and a telegraph operator, constituting all the force there was to oppose him.
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Basil Wilson Duke
She did not seem apprehensive about leaving the shop ungarrisoned.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
To take captive a heart which has had no experience of attack, is to enter an unfortified and ungarrisoned city.
From Camille by Alexandre Dumas fils
