garrisoned
Soldiers permanently placed
Garrisoned means stationed with troops for defense or occupation.
A garrisoned fort has soldiers assigned to it; a garrisoned town hosts military forces.
The word can also describe the act of placing troops: The general garrisoned his men along the border.
From garrison, the body of troops defending a place.
Organized distribution of resources
- stationedAssigned to a location
- postedMade publicly visible
- mannedStaffed with personnel
- defendedShielded from harm
occupied · controlled · secured · reinforced · besieged · blockaded · patrol · sentry duty
Heavily defended military structure
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- bastionFortified defensive position
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
battlements · palisade · stockade · redoubt · bulwark · keep · castle · blockhouse
Soldiers' residential building
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- billetTemporary military quarters
- cantonmentPermanent military station
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
headquarters · compound · depot · armory · mess hall · parade ground · guardhouse · commissary
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
defended · occupied · controlled · secured · reinforced · besieged · blockaded · patrol · sentry duty · watch
fortress
Heavily defended military structure
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- bastionFortified defensive position
ramparts · battlements · palisade · stockade · redoubt · bulwark · keep · castle · blockhouse · barbican
barracks
Soldiers' residential building
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- billetTemporary military quarters
- cantonmentPermanent military station
encampment · headquarters · compound · depot · armory · mess hall · parade ground · guardhouse · commissary · munitions
soldiers
Military personnel who fight
brigade · platoon · squadron · division · company · cavalry · artillery · militia · sentries · guards
garrisonedunmanned
Having no human aboard
abandoned · undefended · unprotected · unoccupied · vacant
garrisonedabandoned
Left behind completely
evacuated · surrendered · vacated · demilitarized · ceded
- garrison townsTowns housing stationed troops
- military garrisonSoldiers occupying a post
- garrison dutyMilitary base assignment
- garrison capFoldable military headwear