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DETENTION CELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does detention cell mean? 

DETENTION CELL (noun)
  The noun DETENTION CELL has 1 sense:

1. a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarilyplay

  Familiarity information: DETENTION CELL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DETENTION CELL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bullpen; detention cell; detention centre

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

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


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