guardhouse
See also: Guardhouse
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑɹdˌhaʊs/
Noun
guardhouse (plural guardhouses)
- A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
- Synonym of military prison.
Synonyms
- (small station at entrance): barbican, guard station, porter's lodge
Translations
A building housing on-duty guards