Definition

1. Noun:
   • A room used by soldiers on guard: A guardroom is a designated room in a military installation where soldiers who are on guard duty can rest, wait, or be stationed when not actively patrolling.
   • A cell for confining military prisoners: A guardroom also refers to a secure room or cell within a military facility used to detain soldiers who are under arrest or being held as prisoners.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Room for guards):
  • The soldiers waited in the guardroom for their shift to begin.
  • The officer checked the duty roster posted in the guardroom.
• Noun (Military prison cell):
  • The disobedient private was confined to the guardroom for 24 hours.
  • The prisoner was escorted back to the guardroom after the hearing.

Advanced Usage

• "To be placed in the guardroom": To be confined or detained in the military prison cell.
  • He was placed in the guardroom pending a court-martial.
• "Guardroom duty": Refers to the task of being stationed in or responsible for the guardroom.
  • His punishment included a week of guardroom duty.

Variants and Related Words

• Guardhouse (noun): A building that serves as a headquarters for a military guard and often contains a guardroom and detention cells. This is a closely related compound term.
  • The suspect was taken to the guardhouse for questioning.

Synonyms

• Guardhouse: A building for guards and detention.
• Brig: A prison, especially on a military base or ship.
• Detention room: A room for holding prisoners.

Related Phrases

• To be thrown in the guardroom: An informal phrase meaning to be imprisoned in the military cell.
  • After the fight, he was thrown in the guardroom.

Noun

1. a room used by soldiers on guard
2. a cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined