guardroom

guard·room

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gahrd-room, -roo m]
- /ˈgɑrdˌrum, -ˌrʊm/
- /ˈɡɑːd.rʊm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gahrd-room, -roo m]
- /ˈgɑrdˌrum, -ˌrʊm/

Definitions of guardroom word

noun guardroom a room used by military guards during the period they are on duty. 1
noun guardroom a room in which military prisoners are kept. 1
noun guardroom A room in a military base used to accommodate a guard or detain prisoners. 1
noun guardroom room used by guards on duty 1
noun guardroom room where prisoners are held 1
noun guardroom a room used by guards 0

See all 9 definitions of guardroom

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Origin of guardroom

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1755-65; guard + room

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Parts of speech for Guardroom

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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guardroom popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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