jail cell

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jail cell

noun jail cells · jailcell

A locked room to incarcerate an inmate in prison. "Hitler's obsession with cars extended to ordering a new Mercedes from his jail cell in Landsberg prison that picked him up on his release in 1924."
Similar: detention cell, guardroom, holding cell, lockup, prison cell, sweatbox

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@misc{jail_cell_2026,
  title = {jail cell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jail%20cell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}