noun
- a building where military guards are stationed or where military prisoners are confined
Usage: military
Examples
- The soldiers reported to the guardhouse for their shift.
- He was confined to the guardhouse for three days as punishment.
- The guardhouse stood at the entrance to the military base.
- Security personnel monitored all visitors from the guardhouse.
- The old guardhouse had been converted into a museum.
- Guards rotated shifts at the guardhouse every eight hours.