guardhouse
Gate checkpoint building
A guardhouse is a building where military guards are stationed, typically at the entrance to a base or camp.
By extension, it also serves as a military jail for minor offenders or those awaiting court-martial: He spent three days in the guardhouse for being late to duty.
Guard on duty
- garrisonStationed military force
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- fortDefensive military installation
- postVertical structural beam
duty · patrol · watch · soldier · station · checkpoint · bunker · armory
Basic unit of life
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- confinementState of being restricted
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
custody · brig · stockade · detainee · arrest · captivity · incarceration · warden
Elevated structure for surveillance
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- parapetLow wall at edge
- bastionFortified defensive position
- strongholdFortified place of defense
palisade · blockhouse · fortress · citadel · battlement · enclosure · outpost · redoubt
Regular surveillance route
- watchmanBuilding security guard
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
alarm · badge · keycard · intruder · lockdown · defender · gatekeeper · sensor
Hinged barrier in fence
- entryAccess or submission
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- accessRight to enter
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
pass · credentials · clearance · identification · screening · entrance · exit · portal
sentry
Guard on duty
- garrisonStationed military force
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- fortDefensive military installation
post · duty · patrol · watch · soldier · station · checkpoint · bunker · armory · regiment
cell
Basic unit of life
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- confinementState of being restricted
- lockupTemporary detention facility
holding · custody · brig · stockade · detainee · arrest · captivity · incarceration · warden · inmate
watchtower
Elevated structure for surveillance
stronghold · palisade · blockhouse · fortress · citadel · battlement · enclosure · outpost · redoubt · gatehouse
patrol
Regular surveillance route
surveillance · alarm · badge · keycard · intruder · lockdown · defender · gatekeeper · sensor · escort
gate
Hinged barrier in fence
inspection · pass · credentials · clearance · identification · screening · entrance · exit · portal · turnstile
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, border crossing, border security, customs inspection
- castle partsmoat, keep, drawbridge, battlement, tower
- confinementcell, cage, prison, jail, imprisonment
- fortressfortress, citadel, fort, stronghold, keep
- gated accessgated community, private drive, security gate, keypad entry, intercom system
guardhousefreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · civilian life · discharge · release · parole
guardhouseheadquarters
Central command location
main building · command center · barracks · main hall · interior
guardhouseopen ground