guardhouse

American  

[gahrd-hous] / ˈgɑrdˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

guardhouses

1. a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty.

2. a building used for the temporary detention of military prisoners.

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guardhouse British  

/ ˈɡɑːdˌhaʊs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of guardhouse

First recorded in 1585–95; guard + house

Example Sentences

These included an “underground vault, subterranean parking, an attached subterranean ‘wellness center’ and a detached guardhouse,” according to documents reviewed by People magazine.

From MarketWatch

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

It was built in 1877 in the form of a panopticon, giving a central guardhouse a clear view to all corners of the "wheel".

From BBC

On a Friday afternoon in late March, dozens of workers were lining up at the guardhouse to start their shifts building batteries for vehicles like the Ford F-150 Lightning and the Volkswagen ID.4.

From Washington Post

If you got caught, you’d end up having to spend a few days in the guardhouse.

From Literature

Related Words

• confinement
• jail
• lockup
• penitentiary