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guardhouse

 
Dictionary: guard·house   (gärd'hous') pronunciation

n.
  1. A building that accommodates a military guard.
  2. A jail for the detention of military personnel guilty of minor offenses or awaiting court-martial.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vagtbygning

Nederlands (Dutch)
wachthuis, militaire gevangenis

Français (French)
n. - poste de garde

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wachhaus, Arrestlokal

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ.) φυλάκιο

Italiano (Italian)
posto di guardia, corpo di guardia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - quartel (m) da guarda, prisão (f) (Mil.)

Русский (Russian)
гауптвахта, караульное помещение

Español (Spanish)
n. - cuerpo de guardia, prisión militar, cuartel de guardia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vakthus (mil.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
卫兵室, 禁闭室

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 衛兵室, 禁閉室

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 감시소, 감옥

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 衛兵所, 営倉, 留置場

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مبنى الحراسه, سجن للعسكريين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בית משמר, בית מעצר‬


 
 
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