Hauptwache

== German == === Etymology === From haupt- +‎ Wache. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯ptˌvaχə/ Hyphenation: Haupt‧wa‧che === Noun === Hauptwache f (genitive Hauptwache, plural Hauptwachen) main guardhouse at the entry to a camp or other facility (dated) main police station in a town or city ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: odwach → Lithuanian: ãdvokas → Russian: гауптвахта (gauptvaxta) === Further reading === “Hauptwache” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Hauptwache” in Duden online