guardroom

[ gahrd-room, -room ]

noun

1. a room used by military guards during the period they are on duty.
2. a room in which military prisoners are kept.

guardroom

/ ˈɡɑːdˌruːm; -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a room used by guards
2. a room in which prisoners are confined under guard

Word History and Origins

Origin of guardroom¹

First recorded in 1755–65; guard + room

Example Sentences

Mr Pile-Grey admits he then lost his temper and describes being bundled out of the guardroom.

From BBC

Two former detainees held in cells nearest to the guardroom in their prison wing described overhearing conversations between their jailers regarding executions in early March.

From Washington Post

At the end of the corridor was a guardroom.

From Literature

‘I wish I could slip off back to the guardroom unnoticed! What did we come for? We are not wanted.’

From Literature

‘This seems to have been a guardroom, made for the watching of the three passages,’ said Gimli.

From Literature