1. past tense of garrison; stationed troops in a place to defend it

1. having troops stationed for defense

Examples

• The army garrisoned the fort with two hundred soldiers.
• British forces garrisoned the colonial outpost for decades.
• The heavily garrisoned city withstood the siege.
• They garrisoned the border towns against invasion.
• The garrisoned fortress controlled the mountain pass.
• Enemy troops never attacked the well-garrisoned base.