Garrison, gar -re-sun, s

a body of troops stationed in afort or fortified town; a fort or fortified town, furnished with troops to defend it; the state of being placed in a fortification for defence: v.a. to furnish as a fortre with soldiers; to defend by fortre es manned with troops. See Garnish. to tighten the circular band by which the artery of alimb is compre ed, for checking hemorrhage after amputation (Surg.] (Fr. garrotter, to bind with strong cords.) strangling, originally with acord twisted tightly turning a stick in a loop of it; strangulation by means of an iron collar, tightened by a screw, the point of which penetrated to the spine, causing instantaneous death; the collar employed: v.a. to strangle with the garrotte; to strangle so as to render insensible or helple , and rob (Sp. garrote, a cudgel),