guérite

See also: guerite

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French garite, guarite, probably ultimately from guarir (“protect”). Compare Spanish garita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe.ʁit/

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Noun

guérite f (plural guérites)

1. (military) sentry-box
   • 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis‎^[1]:

     Le gardien ferma soigneusement la porte de sa guérite – je n’en vis guère l’utilité – et, avant de partir, se mettant dans la peau d’un étranger, il essaya de l’ouvrir

     The guard carefully closed the door to his sentry-box - I failed to see the point of it - and, before leaving, pretending to be a stranger, he tried to open it.

2. worker's hut

Further reading

• “guérite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.