Guardhouse

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  • noun. A building that accommodates a military guard.
  • noun. A jail for the detention of military personnel guilty of minor offenses or awaiting court-martial.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A building in which a military guard is stationed for the care of prisoners confined in it and for the relief of sentries.
  • noun. A place for the temporary detention of civil prisoners under guard.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A building which is occupied by the guard, and in which soldiers are confined for misconduct; hence, a lock-up.
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  • noun. The building housing military police
  • noun. A small security station, often at the entrance to a facility or a city.
  • noun. A military prison
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained
    • Word Usage
    "This very large home had a guardhouse, and atop the guardhouse was a tee."
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