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padded cell

padded cell noun: a room in a mental hospital lined with padding on the walls, and often a cushioned floor, in order to prevent occupants from injuring themselves.

Noun

padded cell (plural padded cells)

  1. (idiomatic) A room in a mental hospital lined with padding on the walls, and often a cushioned floor, in order to prevent occupants from injuring themselves.
    • For the opening of the line 30 bogie coaches of the tramcar type were obtained from the Ashbury Railway Carriage & Iron Co. Ltd., of Manchester, and from their curious design, earned the nickname of "padded cells" owing to the upholstery being carried right up to the narrow slits which served as...1941 May, “Jubilee of the City Tube”, in Railway Magazine, page 224
    • Ernie looked completely frazzled to Bill, fried; ready for a straight jacket and a padded cell.2006, Thomas Lee Cook, Jack Crocker: Catchin' the Con, page 180

Synonyms of padded cell

Forms of padded cell

pluralpadded cells

Words that rhyme with padded cell

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Questions about padded cell

What does padded cell mean?
Padded cell means a room in a mental hospital lined with padding on the walls, and often a cushioned floor, in order to prevent occupants from injuring themselves.
What part of speech is padded cell?
Padded cell is a noun.
What is the plural of padded cell?
The plural of padded cell is padded cells.

Words near padded cell in the dictionary

  1. paddability
  2. paddable
  3. Paddack
  4. padded
  5. padded bloc
  6. padded cell
  7. padded cells
  8. padded down
  9. padded envelope
  10. padded envelopes
  11. padded mailer

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