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guardroom

guardroom

6.7
A room where soldiers are locked up as punishment
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɑrdˌrum/
  • Jargon
: celdas de castigo
  • The soldiers waited in the guardroom until they were called for duty.

Examples

  • The accused will be escorted back to the guardroom.

    Paths of Glory (1957)

  • After the incident, the new recruits were taken to the guardroom for processing.

  • He spent the night in the guardroom after being taken into custody.

Synonyms

jail cell
vsguardroom
47 1.5

A small room in a prison where guards keep prisoners

is used specifically in military sites to hold captured soldiers
prison cell
vsguardroom
34 2.7

A small locked room in jail for holding a person

is used specifically in military sites to hold captured soldiers
guardhouse
vsguardroom
5 4.9

A small building at an entrance where guards stay and sometimes keep prisoners

focuses on a single room for military prisoner confinement rather than a guard post

Antonyms

freedom
∞ 1.0

The right to act, speak, or think as you want without being stopped

release
282 1.8

An act of letting someone or something go free from being held

Surface Forms

guardroom singular
guardrooms plural

Morphology

guardroom = guard + room (semi-transparent) = guard + room

The compound elements are clear, but the specialized military sense 'a detention cell for soldiers' is a more specific extension that may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

The word guardroom is made of guard + room, where guard means 'to watch or protect' and room means 'a space'. That's why it can also mean the place where guards keep or hold soldiers who are being punished.