strip cell
strip cell noun: a barren prison cell in which a prisoner is kept without clothing, sheets, etc.
Noun
strip cell (plural strip cells)
- A barren prison cell in which a prisoner is kept without clothing, sheets, etc.
- It was in February 1980 and I'd been beaten by guards and called a "little fag" and thrown into a strip cell and left there for days, cold.1983 December 10, Mike Riegle, quoting James Sipes, “Sexual Politics of "Crime": Inside and Out”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 21, page 5
Forms of strip cell
| plural | strip cells |
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Questions about strip cell
- What does strip cell mean?
- Strip cell means a barren prison cell in which a prisoner is kept without clothing, sheets, etc.
- What part of speech is strip cell?
- Strip cell is a noun.
- What is the plural of strip cell?
- The plural of strip cell is strip cells.
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