guardroom

American  

[gahrd-room, -room] / ˈgɑrdˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a room used by military guards during the period they are on duty.

2. a room in which military prisoners are kept.

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guardroom British  

/ ˈɡɑːdˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a room used by guards

2. a room in which prisoners are confined under guard

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Etymology

Origin of guardroom

First recorded in 1755–65; guard + room

Example Sentences

Mr Pile-Grey admits he then lost his temper and describes being bundled out of the guardroom.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023

But in July 2021, at Wellington Barracks, in central London, he had a row with two white soldiers at the guardroom to his base.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023

It was probably the guardroom, where the guards usually rested.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2011

Then they walked down the cellblock and passed through a second steel door -- again leaving the keys hanging in the lock -- to an adjoining guardroom.

From Time Magazine Archive

We took refuge in that guardroom over there; and we had rather a fright.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien