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detention cell

NOUN
drunk tank
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Mr Fitton was then held in an airport detention cell before being moved to prison shortly after his sentencing on June 6.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2022

Resistance guests will be thrown into a detention cell where they could run up against Kylo Ren.

From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2019

Throughout the experience, guests will get thrown into a detention cell, encounter villain Kylo Ren, and then board a trackless ride system to make a hectic escape.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2019

Students have various reactions to the tutoring center, a detention cell from the building’s origin as a Family Court, which opened in 1940, one block from Gramercy Park.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2015

The last time he had felt like this was back in his small detention cell.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen