📖 Definitions of "Cell block"
noun
- 1
A wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cell block"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| jailcellnoun | Alternative form of jail cell. [A locked room to incarcerate an inmate in prison.] |
| towerblocknoun | Alternative form of tower block. [(UK) A tall residential or office building.] |
| lock-upnoun | Alternative form of lockup. [(slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.] |
| blockgroupnoun | (US) Alternative form of block group. [(US) A small geographical unit that is part of the US censuses] |
| wood blocknoun | Alternative form of woodblock. [A woodcut.] |
| jail birdnoun | Alternative form of jailbird. [A prisoner or an ex-prisoner] |
| jail-birdnoun | Alternative spelling of jailbird. [A prisoner or an ex-prisoner] |
| gaolbreaknoun | (Commonwealth) Dated spelling of jailbreak (“escape from prison”). |
| block headnoun | Alternative form of blockhead. [(colloquial) A stupid person.] |
| longblocknoun | (automotive) Alternative form of long block. [(automotive) An engine subassembly that consists of the assembled short block, plus the crankshaft, cylinder head, camshaft (usually), and valve train.] |
| pillar blocknoun | Alternative form of pillow block. [A mounting used to support a rotating shaft, using a bearing in a housing which is bolted to a foundation or bedplate with the mounted shaft in a parallel plane to the mounting surface and perpendicular to the centre line of the mounting holes; functionally similar to a plummer block.] |
| blackholenoun | (chiefly attributive) Alternative form of black hole. [A place of punitive confinement; a lockup or cell; a military guardroom.] |
| brickwallnoun | (nonstandard) Alternative form of brick wall. [Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brick, wall. A wall made of bricks.] |
| looney binnoun | Alternative form of loony bin. [(slang, derogatory) A lunatic asylum.] |
| correction officernoun | Alternative form of corrections officer. [A jailer.] |
| stocklocknoun | Alternative form of stock lock. [A lock enclosed in a wooden case and attached to the face of a door.] |
| breezeblocknoun | Alternative form of breeze-block. [(UK) A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.] |
| brick-and-mortar | Alternative form of brick and mortar. [(business) Buildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.)] |
| work gangnoun | Alternative form of workgang. [A group of individuals assigned to, or engaged in, a common task.] |
| battle-linenoun | Alternative form of battleline. [line of battle] |
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