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Barracks vs Garrison - What's the difference?

barracks | garrison |

As nouns the difference between barracks and garrison

is that barracks is plural of lang=en while garrison is a permanent military post.

As verbs the difference between barracks and garrison

is that barracks is third-person singular of barrack while garrison is to assign troops to a military post.

As a proper noun Garrison is

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barracks

English

(wikipedia barracks)

Noun

(head)
  • A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (barrack)

    • garrison

    English

    (wikipedia garrison)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A permanent military post.
  • The troops stationed at such a post.
  • (allusive) Occupants.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
    • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=4 citation , passage=“I came down like a wolf on the fold, didn’t I??? Why didn’t I telephone??? Strategy, my dear boy, strategy. This is a surprise attack, and I’d no wish that the garrison , forewarned, should escape. …”}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To assign troops to a military post.
  • To convert into a military fort.

    • Related terms

    * garment * garnish