guardhouse

guard·house

 (gärd′hous′)

n.

1. A building that accommodates a military guard.

2. A jail for the detention of military personnel guilty of minor offenses or awaiting court-martial.

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guardhouse

(ˈɡɑːdˌhaʊs)

n

(Military) military a building serving as the headquarters or a post for military police and in which military prisoners are detained

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guard•house

(ˈgɑrdˌhaʊs)

n., pl. -hous•es (-ˌhaʊ zɪz)

a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty or for the temporary detention of prisoners.

[1585–95]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

guardhouse - a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained HQ, military headquarters, headquarters - the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

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Translations

guardina

guardhouse

[ˈgɑːdhaʊs] N (guardhouses (pl)) [ˈgɑːdˌhaʊzɪz] (for guards) → cuartel m de la guardia; (for prisoners) → cárcel f militar

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guardhouse

n (Mil, for soldiers) → Wachlokal nt, → Wachstube f; (for prisoners) → Arrestlokal nt, → Bunker m (sl)

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guardhouse

[ˈgɑːdˌhaʊs] n (for guards) → corpo di guardia; (for prisoners) → sala di disciplina

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