Ward (fortification)
WordNet

noun


(1)   A division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
(2)   Block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
"They put her in a 4-bed ward"
(3)   A district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
(4)   A person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
(5)   United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
(6)   English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)
(7)   English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

verb


(8)   Watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
"Guard my possessions while I'm away"
 
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