guardhouse
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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
The theme continues with a tall guardhouse with a curved rail across the roof.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
Mississippi Valley State University locked down after a threat was received through its guardhouse.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022
Kate retorted fiercely as Number Two stopped the car near the guardhouse.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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
Under the plan, Denmark would add about 100 customs officials, install or restore guardhouses, set up video cameras and construct special lanes where cars can be detained.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2011
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
