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Prison cell

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jail cellnounA locked room to incarcerate an inmate in prison.
cellnoun(biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
jailcellnounAlternative form of jail cell. [A locked room to incarcerate an inmate in prison.]
prisonnounA place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
cellhousenounOne of the buildings in a prison that contains cells for the inmates; cellblock.
prisonhousenounThe main building of a prison.
cagenounAn enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
death chambernounThe room in which capital punishment is carried out.
guardroomnounA room used by soldiers when on guard.
detention cellnounA holding cell.
compoundnounAnything made by combining several things.
cellblocknounA wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates.
quodnoun(uncountable, Australia, slang) Confinement in a prison.
jailnounA place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
holding cellnounA cell in a police station or courthouse in which a prisoner is held temporarily, pending charge, trial or sentencing.
tanknounA closed container for liquids or gases.
cell blocknounAlternative form of cellblock. [A wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates.]
house of detentionnounA prison, especially a temporary one.
prison housenounprison; jailhouse
subprisonnounA separate section of a prison, typically holding a specific subset of prisoners.

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