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houses of detention

houses of detention is the plural of house of detention.

Meaning of house of detention

Noun

house of detention (plural houses of detention)

  1. A prison, especially a temporary one.
    • Mama looked down and spit on the ground / Every time my name gets mentioned / The papa say "Oy, if I get that boy / I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention"1972, Paul Simon, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”, in Paul Simon

Questions about houses of detention

What is houses of detention the plural of?
Houses of detention is the plural of house of detention.

Words near houses of detention in the dictionary

  1. houses of assignation
  2. houses of call
  3. houses of cards
  4. houses of commons
  5. houses of correction
  6. houses of detention
  7. houses of ease
  8. houses of easement
  9. houses of God
  10. houses of horrors
  11. houses of ill fame

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