English Explanatory Dictionary

guardhouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
  2. Synonym of military prison.
name
  1. A hamlet near Threlkeld, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3325).

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɑɹdˌhaʊs/

Word forms

guardhouse guardhouses

Etymology

From guard + house.

Synonyms

barbican guard station porter's lodge military prison

Translations

Bulgarian: караулно помещение Bulgarian: будка Danish: vagthus Esperanto: gardistejo Finnish: vartiotupa Macedonian: стража́рница Polish: strażnica Polish: wartownia Polish: kordegarda Swedish: vakthus Turkish: bekçi evi Turkish: bekçi kabini Turkish: bekçi kulübesi Ottoman Turkish: نوبتخانه
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