guardhouse

/ˌgɑrdˈhaʊs/
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Other forms: guardhouses

Definitions of guardhouse
  1. noun
    a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained
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    type of:
    HQ, headquarters, military headquarters
    the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
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