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guardhouse

[gahrd-hous] / ˈgɑrdˌhaʊs /
NOUN
brig
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A property of such high value—with its separate 5,000-square-foot guest penthouse, caretaker house, two-bedroom guardhouse, 12-car garage, and parking for 80 vehicles—has a considerably lower buyer pool, because most people simply cannot afford it.

From MarketWatch Feb. 5, 2026

Whistling Cay has a guardhouse that colonial-era officials used to scan waters for slaves escaping from St. John to the nearby island of Tortola.

From Seattle Times Feb. 5, 2024

It was built in 1877 in the form of a panopticon, giving a central guardhouse a clear view to all corners of the "wheel".

From BBC Jun. 24, 2023

While Goepper made it a goal to use the guardhouse during his run, he didn’t want to commit to the feature if it didn’t work in practice.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 15, 2022

The guardhouse used to have windows on the sides and in its door, but metal plates and black bars weave across the space where glass ought to be.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

A barbed-wire security fence ringed the perimeter, and guardhouses were stationed at the entrances.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 2022

During the years Dietz worked with De Becker, he visited the homes of De Becker’s clients, touring guardhouses and safe rooms De Becker’s team had installed.

From The Guardian Feb. 12, 2019

By the 18th century, when more conservative Bourbons succeeded to the Spanish throne, these private rooms became guardhouses for masterpieces they would have been happy to burn.

From New York Times Aug. 11, 2016

There were more guardhouses at regular intervals, and then, across the ridge, the remains of stone walls and defensive ditches.

From Slate Jun. 21, 2016

We pulled out of the development and headed north, past the gates and guardhouses, past the high-tension wires and the osprey nests, toward the Lake Windsor campus.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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