Index of English words, starting with "ga"

(1) - Garrison (v. t.) To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory.
(2) - Garrison (v. t.) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town.
(3) - Garrison (n.) A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security.
(4) - Garrison (n.) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.

(1) - Garron (n.) Same as Garran.

(1) - Garrote (v. t.) To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.
(2) - Garrote (n.) A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted.

(1) - Garroter (n.) One who seizes a person by the throat from behind, with a view to strangle and rob him.