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cell block

cell block is the alternative form of cellblock.

Meaning of cellblock

Noun

cellblock (plural cellblocks)

  1. A wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates.
    • The cellblock where the men were held was close enough to the holding tank, where the women were all kept together, for us to hear much of what happened there.1983 December 24, Larry Goldsmith, “Cops Bust 70 Anti-Nuke Demonstrators”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 23, page 6

Forms of cell block

pluralcell blocks

Questions about cell block

What is cell block the alternative form of?
Cell block is the alternative form of cellblock.

Words near cell block in the dictionary

  1. celivarone
  2. Celje
  3. cell
  4. cell adhesion molecule
  5. cell adhesion molecules
  6. cell block
  7. cell blocks
  8. cell bodies
  9. cell body
  10. cell count
  11. cell counts

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