guardhouse
a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty.
a building used for the temporary detention of military prisoners.
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How to use guardhouse in a sentence
Leon stopped at the guardhouse, which was crawling with prison guards and anxious security personnel.
"Take those men to the guardhouse," he ordered curtly, pointing an accusing finger at Hicks and Bevans.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair"Monsieur Brigadier, conduct this gentleman to the guardhouse," firmly ordered Lecour.
The False Chevalier | William Douw LighthallThe villagers bound and dragged him to the nearest guardhouse at Bourg-la-Reine.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2) | Benjamin Ellis MartinIn front of the log guardhouse the sergeant quickly formed the two reliefs not on post.
Warrior Gap | Charles King
In a guardhouse asleep when Bobby came into the Castle, he had not seen the little dog before and knew nothing about him.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson
British Dictionary definitions for guardhouse
/ (ˈɡɑːdˌhaʊs) /
military a building serving as the headquarters or a post for military police and in which military prisoners are detained
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