garrison
noun
a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
was garrisoning
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past progressiveof garrison.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At this time the left wing of the 2nd West India Regiment was garrisoning the two latter colonies, and the 1st West India Regiment was to garrison the two former.
From The History of the First West India Regiment by A. B. (Alfred Burdon) Ellis
