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cellblock

cellblock noun: a wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates.

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 cellblock

pluralcellblocks
alternative formcell block

Origin of cellblock

From cell + block.

Questions about cellblock

What does cellblock mean?
Cellblock means a wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates.
What part of speech is cellblock?
Cellblock is a noun.
What is the plural of cellblock?
The plural of cellblock is cellblocks.

Words near cellblock in the dictionary

  1. cellarways
  2. cellarwoman
  3. cellarwomen
  4. cellary
  5. Cellas
  6. cellblock
  7. cellblocks
  8. cellbound
  9. cellco
  10. cellcos
  11. Celle

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