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guardhouse Definition

guard·house (gärd′ho̵us′)

noun

  1. a building used by the members of a guard when not walking a post
  2. a building where personnel are confined for minor offenses or while awaiting court-martial

guardhouse Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • reach: When we reached the guardhouse, Shuttlewood and his friends were already there, having taken a short cut.

Adjective modifier

  • small: The small guardhouse where I stood for four hours now, seemed like a steaming room.