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Garrison vs Artillery - What's the difference?

garrison | artillery |

As nouns the difference between garrison and artillery

is that garrison is a permanent military post while artillery is large cannon like weapons, transportable and usually operated by more than one person.

As a verb garrison

is to assign troops to a military post.

As a proper noun Garrison

is {{surname}.

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

    artillery

    English

    Noun

    (artilleries)
  • Large cannon like weapons, transportable and usually operated by more than one person.
  • * Bible, 1 Sam. xx. 40
    • And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad.
  • An army unit that uses such weapons.
  • Gunnery.
    • (Campbell)