main guard in English

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        "The keep of a castle; a guardhouse or building in a fortress where such a body of troops is lodged."
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        "(fortification) The keep of a castle; a guardhouse or building in a fortress where such a body of troops is lodged."
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"main guard" meaning in English

Noun

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