JAIL CELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jail cell mean? 

• JAIL CELL (noun)
  The noun JAIL CELL has 1 sense:

1. a room where a prisoner is kept

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• JAIL CELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A room where a prisoner is kept

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cell; jail cell; prison cell

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

room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jail cell"):

bullpen; detention cell; detention centre (a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily)

cooler; tank (a cell for violent prisoners)

dungeon (a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined)

guardroom (a cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined)

hold; keep (a cell in a jail or prison)

sweatbox (small or narrow cell)

Holonyms ("jail cell" is a part of...):

cellblock; ward (a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells))