guardhouse
Americannoun
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guardhouses
plural
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a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty.
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a building used for the temporary detention of military prisoners.
noun
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Origin of guardhouse
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He said their occupation of the guardhouse would have sufficed in causing disruption and the damage they caused was "gratuitous" and for "performance purposes only".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
A property of such high value—with its separate 5,000-square-foot guest penthouse, caretaker house, two-bedroom guardhouse, 12-car garage, and parking for 80 vehicles—has a considerably lower buyer pool, because most people simply cannot afford it.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026
Whistling Cay has a guardhouse that colonial-era officials used to scan waters for slaves escaping from St. John to the nearby island of Tortola.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
While Goepper made it a goal to use the guardhouse during his run, he didn’t want to commit to the feature if it didn’t work in practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
If you got caught, you’d end up having to spend a few days in the guardhouse.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
A barbed-wire security fence ringed the perimeter, and guardhouses were stationed at the entrances.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
During the years Dietz worked with De Becker, he visited the homes of De Becker’s clients, touring guardhouses and safe rooms De Becker’s team had installed.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2019
There were more guardhouses at regular intervals, and then, across the ridge, the remains of stone walls and defensive ditches.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2016
Under the plan, Denmark would add about 100 customs officials, install or restore guardhouses, set up video cameras and construct special lanes where cars can be detained.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2011
Ahead of us was a compound flanked by a number of guardhouses.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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