/ Dictionary / Index G guardhouse: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: guard•house Pronunciation: (gärd'hous"), [key] — pl. -hous•es a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty. a building used for the temporary detention of military prisoners. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: guardhouse (Thesaurus) guard hair guardhouse lawyer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: viscous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language