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[ gahrd-hous ] / ˈgɑrdˌhaʊs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR guardhouse ON THESAURUS.COM
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 guardhouseFirst recorded in 1585–95; guard + house Words nearby guardhouseguard dog, guard duty, guarded, guardee, guard hair, guardhouse, guardhouse lawyer, Guardi, guardian, guardian ad litem, guardian angel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for guardhouseLeon 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
nounmilitary a building serving as the headquarters or a post for military police and in which military prisoners are detained Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to guardhousepenitentiary, lockup, confinement, jail, dungeon, cooler, keep, pen, can, stockade, reformatory, clink, slammer, bastille, prison, statesville, up the river |