# die Hauptwache

die Hauptwache is a German noun meaning “main guardhouse at the entry to a camp or other facility”. Forms: der Hauptwache, die Hauptwachen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Hauptwache
- Plural: die Hauptwachen

## In other languages

- Русский: гауптвахта

## Meanings

1. main guardhouse at the entry to a camp or other facility
2. _archaic_ main police station in a town or city

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