GUARDHOUSE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

guardhouse

noun

Definition of guardhouse

as in ward

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Recent Examples of guardhouse There's also a 5,000-square-foot guesthouse, a caretaker house and a guardhouse offered on the property. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 There’s also a 5,000-square-foot guest penthouse, a two-bedroom guardhouse, and a caretaker property on the estate. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026 The former homes of Navy officers and a former guardhouse stretching across seven acres along Rosecrans Street will be revamped into an event space, extensive gardens and four restaurant and bar projects. — Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026 The former guardhouse is expected to be turned into a standalone vintage cocktail lounge. — Kate Murphy, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for guardhouse

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Noun

In the weeks since Bridgeport learned of this proposal, neighbors have organized to demand accountability, and our ward, state and federal representatives have supported us.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Reuters filmed 33 bodies laid out in a ward at the General Hospital in Minna, the capital of Niger State, on Thursday, after they were found ⁠dead in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of ward

Noun

But the almost cab-forward glasshouse perhaps calls to mind the Lotus Etna concept, with some Ferrari F90 (a one-off for the Sultan of Brunei) here and there, too.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
To the left is a relaxed deck for post-dip chilling; to the right is the beautifully restrained restaurant, partly enclosed in a glasshouse with an undulating canopy roof.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of glasshouse

Noun

Khalil does not want to be shot at, or sought by the secret police, or detained in some for-profit gulag.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Witherspoon’s Bradley Jackson ends up in a gulag in Belarus and Alex Levy, played by Aniston was pushed out of the company by Marion Cotillard’s Celine Dumont.

— Peter White, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of gulag

Noun

Each of them spent their entire life in a cage and had to learn what grass was for the first time.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
More energetic outdoor activities include swimming in the saltwater pool, walking or jogging on the Deck 15 track, paddle tennis, golf cages, and a mini-golf course.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of cage

Noun

If that holds up in real-world use, flight schools could squeeze in more than six sorties per aircraft each day, without the downtime of refueling a gas tank.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
The yacht also comes with large tank capacities, space for spares and equipment, accessible systems, and a large garage, allowing seafarers to spend more time away from the shore.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of tank

Noun

Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence in a Texas federal prison camp, had argued she was selectively prosecuted as a scapegoat, but the judge dismissed those claims as frivolous.

— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Maxwell is serving out her sentence at a federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, where she was transferred last summer from a much less comfortable maximum security prison in Florida.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of prison camp

Noun

Mary Nelson, founder of Mary Nelson Youth Center, grew up in the migrant labor camps of central New York, caring for her younger siblings at only eight years old while her family worked the fields.

— Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 May 2026
He was convicted and sentenced to 13 years in a labor camp.

— Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of labor camp

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