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Definition of Guardroom
1. Noun. A cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined.
2. Noun. A room used by soldiers on guard.
Definition of Guardroom
1. n. The room occupied by the guard during its term of duty; also, a room where prisoners are confined.
Definition of Guardroom
1. Noun. A room used by soldiers when on guard ¹
2. Noun. A cell in which military prisoners are kept ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Guardroom
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guardroom
Literary usage of Guardroom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rosine by George John Whyte-Melville (1877)
"... the guardroom. AN arms-rack three-quarters full, pouch-belts slung here and
... for it is the guardroom of the regiment of Flanders, and their prisoner ..."
2. The Portfolio: Monographs on Artistic Subjects by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1895)
"... Conway took the French Bishop and his priests The guardroom, Scotland Tard.
From an Etching by JT SMITH, ..."
3. Whitehall: Historical and Architectural Notes by William John Loftie (1895)
"... guardroom, Scotland Yard. From an Etching iy ]. T. SMITH, 1805. into St.
James's Park, and informed them briefly of the King's unquestionable causes of ..."
4. Culloden Papers: Comprising an Extensive and Interesting Correspondence from by H. R. Duff (1815)
"... and fitt up the guardroom for the reception of the Forces were dispossessed
by a Mob, the doors of the guardroom locked, and the Keys carried off. ..."
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