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guardhouse

[gahrd-haus] / ˈgɑrdˌhaʊs /
NOUN
brig
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He said their occupation of the guardhouse would have sufficed in causing disruption and the damage they caused was "gratuitous" and for "performance purposes only".

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

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

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

Ma backs toward the guardhouse and then steps inside.

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

Ahead of us was a compound flanked by a number of guardhouses.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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