noun
Meaning 1
A wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cellblock
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noun
Meaning 2
a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ward
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: block
Narrower terms: death house, death row
History
Etymology
From cell + block.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: selliosasto — a wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates
- French: bloc de cellules — a wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates
- German: Zellenblock — a wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates
- Polish: blok — a wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates
- Spanish: bloque de celdas — a wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates
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