guardhouse
noun
guard·house
ˈgärd-ˌhau̇s 
1
: a building occupied by a guard or used as a headquarters by soldiers on guard duty
2
: a military jail
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Additional features include a 12-car garage, 5,000-square-foot guest penthouse, caretaker house and a two-bedroom guardhouse.
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Richard is painting a landscape of the scene outside his window, notably minus the guardhouse.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Richard’s home is a brick seaside mansion surrounded by a fence with a guardhouse.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Explore the royal apartments and gaze out over the Queen’s Hamlet—home to a windmill, barn, fishery, garm, and guardhouse.
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Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 8 May 2025
Richard is painting a landscape of the scene outside his window, notably minus the guardhouse.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Richard’s home is a brick seaside mansion surrounded by a fence with a guardhouse.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Explore the royal apartments and gaze out over the Queen’s Hamlet—home to a windmill, barn, fishery, garm, and guardhouse.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Guardhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardhouse. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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guardhouse
noun
guard·house
ˈgärd-ˌhau̇s
1
: a building occupied by a guard or used as a headquarters by soldiers on guard duty
2
: a military jail
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