DETENTION CELL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily

Synonyms:

bullpen; detention cell; detention centre

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("detention cell" is a kind of...):

cell; jail cell; prison cell (a room where a prisoner is kept)

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