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Meaning of Guardhouse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɡɑɹdˌhaʊs

Definitions

  1. A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
  2. A hamlet near Threlkeld, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3325).
  3. Synonym of military prison.

Equivalents

العربية أسباب مبنى الجنود
Deutsch Wache Wachstube
Suomi vartiotupa
日本語 番屋 番所

Examples

“Two of the 143 structures sit on the old Penrith-Keswick line - one near Guardhouse and one near Gillsrow (between Troutbeck and Threlkeld).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Guardia Guardian guardian ad litem guardian angel Guardian Cap guardian cell

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