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cell house

cell house is the alternative form of cellhouse.

Meaning of cellhouse

Noun

cellhouse (plural cellhouses)

  1. One of the buildings in a prison that contains cells for the inmates; cellblock.
    • 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.1962, Joseph Edward Ragen, Charles Finston, Inside the World's Toughest Prison, page 582

Forms of cell house

pluralcell houses

Questions about cell house

What is cell house the alternative form of?
Cell house is the alternative form of cellhouse.

Words near cell house in the dictionary

  1. cell deaths
  2. cell division
  3. cell divisions
  4. cell group
  5. cell groups
  6. cell house
  7. cell houses
  8. cell junction
  9. cell junctions
  10. cell line
  11. cell lines

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