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/gahrd"hows'/, n., pl. guardhouses /-how'ziz/.1. a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty.2. a building used for the temporary detention of military prisoners.[1585-95; GUARD + HOUSE]
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guardhouse — UK [ˈɡɑː(r)dˌhaʊs] / US [ˈɡɑrdˌhaʊs] noun [countable] Word forms guardhouse : singular guardhouse plural guardhouses UK [ˈɡɑː(r)dˌhaʊzɪz] / US [ˈɡɑrdˌhaʊzəz] a building for soldiers who are working as guards, sometimes also used as a place for… … English dictionary
guardhouse lawyer — Mil. Slang. a person in military service, esp. an inmate of a guardhouse or brig, who is or claims to be an authority on military law, regulations, and soldiers rights. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
guardhouse lawyer — noun : a person in the military service who pretends to wide knowledge of regulations, military law, and his rights; especially : one who so pretends while in confinement * * * Mil. Slang. a person in military service, esp. an inmate of a… … Useful english dictionary
guardhouse — noun Date: 1592 1. a building occupied by a guard or used as a headquarters by soldiers on guard duty 2. a military jail … New Collegiate Dictionary
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