watchhouse
Station for sentries
A watchhouse is a building where a guard or watchman is stationed, or historically, where a local police force kept watch and held prisoners temporarily.
The term survives mainly in historical contexts or place names.
In some regions, particularly Australia, watchhouse still refers to a police station's holding facility: He spent the night in the watchhouse after his arrest.
Basic unit of life
- detaineePerson held in custody
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- detentionTemporary official holding
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
arrest · jail · lockup · incarceration · remand · booking · charge · bail
Stationed military force
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- guardroomStation for posted sentries
- sentryGuard on duty
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
quarters · duty · patrol · fortification · outpost · armory · mess · billet
Ongoing observation of something
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- CCTVSurveillance camera network
- camerasVisual recording devices
- lookoutWatcher or vista point
tracking · reconnaissance · intelligence · scanning · sensors · perimeter · checkpoint · badge
cell
Basic unit of life
holding · arrest · jail · lockup · incarceration · remand · booking · charge · bail · confinement
garrison
Stationed military force
soldiers · quarters · duty · patrol · fortification · outpost · armory · mess · billet · troops
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- CCTVSurveillance camera network
- camerasVisual recording devices
lookout · tracking · reconnaissance · intelligence · scanning · sensors · perimeter · checkpoint · badge · patrol
colonial
Of occupied territories
heritage · sandstone · Georgian · restoration · museum · landmark · preservation · gaol
watchhousebarracks
Soldiers' residential building
prison · penitentiary · fortress · garrison · correctional institution
watchhousebarracks
Soldiers' residential building
private residence · dwelling · home · warehouse · storehouse
watch, house, watches, watched, watching, watcher, watchers, watchful, watchfully