Dictionary

guardhouse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɑɹdˌhaʊs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From guard + house.

Meanings

1. A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
2. Synonym of military prison.

Forms

Synonyms

porter's lodge (small station at entrance) · military prison · guard station (small station at entrance) · barbican (small station at entrance)

Translations (14)

da vagthus (A building housing on-duty guards) · sv vakthus (A building housing on-duty guards) · eo gardistejo (A building housing on-duty guards) · pl wartownia (A building housing on-duty guards) · pl kordegarda (A building housing on-duty guards) · tr bekçi evi (A building housing on-duty guards) · ota نوبتخانه (A building housing on-duty guards) · bg будка (A building housing on-duty guards) · bg караулно помещение (A building housing on-duty guards) · tr bekçi kulübesi (A building housing on-duty guards) · pl strażnica (A building housing on-duty guards) · mk стража́рница (A building housing on-duty guards) · tr bekçi kabini (A building housing on-duty guards) · fi vartiotupa (A building housing on-duty guards)