"watchhouse" meaning in All languages combined

See watchhouse on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: watchhouses [plural]
Etymology: watch + house Etymology templates: {{compound|en|watch|house}} watch + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} watchhouse (plural watchhouses)
  1. A small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis. Categories (topical): Prison Translations (small prison): арест (arest) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 看守所 (kānshǒusuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), putka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-watchhouse-en-noun-iiGFr9Ri Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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Download JSON data for watchhouse meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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