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watchhouse

watchhouse noun: a small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.

Noun

watchhouse (plural watchhouses)

  1. A small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.

Forms of watchhouse

pluralwatchhouses

Origin of watchhouse

From watch + house.

Questions about watchhouse

What does watchhouse mean?
Watchhouse means a small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.
What part of speech is watchhouse?
Watchhouse is a noun.
What is the plural of watchhouse?
The plural of watchhouse is watchhouses.

Words near watchhouse in the dictionary

  1. watchglassful
  2. watchglassfuls
  3. watchgoose
  4. watchguard
  5. watchguards
  6. watchhouse
  7. watchhouses
  8. watchie
  9. watchies
  10. watchin'
  11. watching

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