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pindown

pindown noun: solitary confinement, formerly used as a method of punishment in children's homes.

Noun

pindown (uncountable)

  1. (UK) solitary confinement, formerly used as a method of punishment in children's homes
  2. A hypothetical nuclear attack using a barrage of missiles to disrupt the target's ability to launch its own missiles.

Origin of pindown

Deverbal from pin down.

Questions about pindown

What does pindown mean?
Pindown means solitary confinement, formerly used as a method of punishment in children's homes.
What part of speech is pindown?
Pindown is a noun.

Words near pindown in the dictionary

  1. pindone
  2. Pindos
  3. pindot
  4. pindots
  5. pindotted
  6. pindown
  7. pindownable
  8. pindrop
  9. Pindus
  10. pine
  11. pine aphid

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