cellblock

cellblock
noun
a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
Syn: ↑ward
Hypernyms: ↑block
Hyponyms: ↑death house, ↑death row
Part Holonyms: ↑prison, ↑prison house
Part Meronyms: ↑cell, ↑jail cell, ↑prison cell

* * *

\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun
: a group of cells constituting a subdivision of a prison

* * *

/sel"blok'/, n.
a unit of a prison consisting of a number of cells.
[CELL1 + BLOCK]

* * *

noun, pl -blocks [count]
: a group of prison cells that make up a section of a prison

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • cellblock — [sel′bläk΄] n. a section of cells in a prison …   English World dictionary

  • cellblock — /sel blok /, n. a unit of a prison consisting of a number of cells. [CELL1 + BLOCK] * * * …   Universalium

  • cellblock — noun A wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates …   Wiktionary

  • cellblock — n. unit of jail cells in prison …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cellblock — cell•block [[t]ˈsɛlˌblɒk[/t]] n. a unit or section of a prison consisting of a number of cells • Etymology: 1955–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • Women in Cellblock 9 — Infobox Film name = Women in Cellblock 9 image size = caption = director = Jesus Franco producer = writer = narrator = starring = Howard Vernon Karine Gambier music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 1977 runtime = country =… …   Wikipedia

  • Montana State Prison — Montana Territorial and State Prison U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

  • Louisiana State Penitentiary — For similarly named locales, see Angola (disambiguation). Angola   Unincorporated community   Louisiana State Penitentiary …   Wikipedia

  • New Mexico State Penitentiary riot — The New Mexico Penitentiary Riot, which took place on February 2 and 3, 1980, in the state s maximum security prison south of Santa Fe, was one of the most violent prison riots in the history of the American correctional system: 33 inmates died… …   Wikipedia

  • Prisoner (TV series) — For the 1967 British fantasy drama television series starring Patrick McGoohan, see The Prisoner. For other uses, see Prisoner (disambiguation). Prisoner Also known as Prisoner: Cell Block H (UK United States) Caged Women (Canada) Kvinnofängels …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”