"Camden bench" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Camden benches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Camden bench (plural Camden benches)
  1. A type of street furniture designed to restrict certain uses and behaviours and be usable only as a bench. Categories (topical): Architecture Related terms: hostile architecture

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