guardhouse

/ˈɡɑɹdˌhaʊs/

Etymology

From guard + house.

guardhouse means A hamlet near Threlkeld, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3325). Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.

guardhouse is pronounced /ˈɡɑɹdˌhaʊs/.

name

A hamlet near Threlkeld, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3325).“Two of the 143 structures sit on the old Penrith-Keswick line - one near Guardhouse and one near Gillsrow (between Troutbeck and Threlkeld).”

noun

A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
Synonym of military prison.