Cellhouse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cellhouse is a noun meaning One of the buildings in a prison that contains cells for the inmates; cellblock.
Meaning
One of the buildings in a prison that contains cells for the inmates; cellblock.
Example Sentences
The two mess halls were inadequate to feed the four thousand convicts from the four cellhouses at the same time, so the North and West honor units ate first.
65 The correctional officer in charge of the cellhouse, a sergeant, noticed the inmate resisting his transfer enter the cellhouse with five others and then go up a flight of stairs to an upper tier.
Such doorman will work at all times under the direct supervision of the cellhouse keeper and, during his tour of duty, will be responsible for the count of all inmates leaving or entering the cellhouse and for the security of the cellhouse door.
Word Forms
- cellhouses
- cell house
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cellblock, cell, block, prisonhouse, jailhouse, jailcell.
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