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