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guardhouse^¹

/ˈɡɑɹdˌhaʊs/ US

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From guard + house.

noun guardhouses

A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
Similar: barbican, guard station, porter's lodge
Synonym of military prison.
Similar: military prison

Guardhouse^²

proper noun

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).

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@misc{guardhouse_2026,
  title = {guardhouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guardhouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}