guard shack

Security checkpoint shelter

A guard shack is a small structure, typically at an entrance or checkpoint, where security personnel are stationed.

Guard shacks control access to gated communities, industrial facilities, military bases, and parking lots: The delivery driver stopped at the guard shack to show ID.

They're usually just large enough for one or two people and basic equipment.

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security · patrol · barrier · watchman · entrance · fence · badge · visitor badge · uniform · clipboard · flashlight · gate · perimeter · visitor · pass · ID · access control · nightshift

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access control function

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Facility greeting arriving guests

public entrance · free passage · open door · visitor center · reception area

security infrastructure

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Elevated structure for surveillance

blind spot · control tower · observation deck

enclosure and protection

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Modest, unpretentious establishment

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G