cellhouse

[ sel-hous ]
/ ˈsɛlˌhaʊs /

noun

a prison building containing separate cells, each usually intended for one or two prisoners.

Origin of cellhouse

First recorded in 1930–35; cell1 + house

Example sentences from the Web for cellhouse

  • The prisoners had christened this cellhouse, eighty feet long, twenty-eight feet wide, Limbo Lane.

    Rolling Stones |O. Henry