guardhouse

See also: Guardhouse

English

Etymology

guard +‎ house

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

Bulgarian: караулно помещение n (karaulno pomeštenie)
Danish: vagthus (da) n
Esperanto: gardistejo
Macedonian: стража́рница f (stražárnica)
Swedish: vakthus n
Turkish: bekçi evi, bekçi kabini, bekçi kulübesi

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