"guardroom" meaning in All languages combined

See guardroom on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: guardrooms [plural]
Etymology: From guard + room. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|guard|room}} guard + room Head templates: {{en-noun}} guardroom (plural guardrooms)
  1. A room used by soldiers when on guard.
    Sense id: en-guardroom-en-noun-Tdbw16po
  2. A jail cell in which military prisoners are kept.
    Sense id: en-guardroom-en-noun-OjxRdSgj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Prison, Rooms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Prison: 0 100 Disambiguation of Rooms: 37 63

Inflected forms

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