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guardroom
/ ˈɡɑːdˌruːm; -ˌrʊm /
noun
- a room used by guards
- a room in which prisoners are confined under guard
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Word History and Origins
Origin of guardroom1
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Example Sentences
No servant of the chateau was allowed past the door of the outer anteroom, now commonly spoken of as the guardroom of the tower.
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I was lounging around the guardroom one day when the Sergeant asked me to take some papers to the Orderly Sergeant upstairs.
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The corporal marched his troopers from the guardroom toward the stables.
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In the guardroom the troopers of the Royal Horse who were not on guard were stretched in slumber.
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The guardroom was vacant; but there were arms there and ammunition.
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