guardroom

noun

ˈgärd-ˌrüm How to pronounce guardroom (audio)
Definition of guardroomnext
as in prison
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody hauled the prisoners of war into the guardroom and sent for the doctor on duty

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  1. prison
  2. jail
  3. penitentiary
Noun
  • Jay Johnston was sentenced on October 28 to one year and one day in prison for his involvement in January 6.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • If convicted, the punishment is life in prison without the possibility of parole.
    Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of prison
Noun
  • Tekashi is expected to plead guilty on November 12 to violating supervised release and agree to serve a one-month jail sentence, and another year of supervision, according to the Associated Press.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Melly was arrested in February 2019 and has been in jail since.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of jail
Noun
  • From a federal penitentiary in Virginia, Jose Landa-Rodriguez reconnected with an old friend in California.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
  • But there’s a war out there in Tulsa, whose lucrative drug trade is not being overseen by the usual cartel, but by a native tribe chief (Graham Greene) who runs the Indian Brotherhood from a state penitentiary.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of penitentiary
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“Guardroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardroom. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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