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Guardhouse

//ˈɡɑɹdˌhaʊs// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hamlet near Threlkeld, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3325).

    "Two of the 143 structures sit on the old Penrith-Keswick line - one near Guardhouse and one near Gillsrow (between Troutbeck and Threlkeld)."

Noun
  1. 1
    A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
  2. 2
    a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of military prison.

Etymology

From guard + house.

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