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guardhouse

[ gahrd-hous ]

/ ˈgɑrdˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural guard·hous·es [gahrd-hou-ziz] /ˈgɑrdˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty.

a building used for the temporary detention of military prisoners.

Origin of guardhouse

First recorded in 1585–95; guard + house

Words nearby guardhouse

guard's van, guardafui, guardant, guarded, guardee, guardhouse, guardhouse lawyer, guardi, guardian, guardian ad litem, guardian angel

Example sentences from the Web for guardhouse

Leon stopped at the guardhouse, which was crawling with prison guards and anxious security personnel.

John Grisham's First Short Story: Part Two |John Grisham |October 26, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
A court-house at the same place, and two new stores, with a guardhouse at the Green Hills.

An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 2 |David Collins
The Indians, however, were concocting plans all this time to effect the escape of the prisoner in the guardhouse.

The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier |Charles E. Flandrau
They wouldn't flush the toilets in the guardhouse, and some red-blooded American soldiers had to go and pull the chain for them.

The Story of The American Legion |George Seay Wheat

After their wounds, they were, however, taken to the guardhouse.

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria |Henry Morton Stanley
There was one old skillet in the guardhouse, and all the cooking had to be done with this one article.

The Bright Side of Prison Life |Samuel A. Swiggett

British Dictionary definitions for guardhouse

guardhouse

/ (ˈɡɑːdˌhaʊs) /

noun

military a building serving as the headquarters or a post for military police and in which military prisoners are detained