HyperDic: death_house

English > 1 sense of the expression death house:
NOUNartifactdeath house, death rowthe cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution
English > death house: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningThe cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution.
Synonymdeath row
Broadercellblock, wardA division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

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