单词 | lock-up room |
释义 | > as lemmaslock-up room lock-up room n. (a) a room where people are kept in temporary custody after arrest, esp. one at a courtroom or police station; (b) a storage room that can be securely locked. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > cell houseOE cabinc1522 hole1535 lodging1612 hold1717 cell1728 lock-up room1775 glory-hole1825 box1834 drum1846 sweat-box1870 booby-hutch1889 Peter1890 booby1899 boob1908 flowery dell1925 slot1947 1775 London Evening Post 30 Mar. Mr. Ellward went into the lock-up room to see if they were all safe. 1823 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1825) I. 171 The Magistrate..was surprised to see such a figure brought out from amongst the filthy wretches..of the lock-up room. 1840 J. L. Wendell Rep. Supreme Court N.-Y. 21 356 They were in the habit of locking up baggage in the lock up room whenever any body requested it. 1914 Munsey's Mag. Apr. 511/1 Obed..peered through the grated window of the lock-up room. 2003 D. Cleary et al. Brazil: Rough Guide (ed. 5) 58/1 Most bus stations will have a guarda volume where you can leave bags... In smaller places it will usually be a lock-up room operated by a bus company. 2011 Econ. Times (India) (Nexis) 23 May While she was being taken to the lock-up room, Rajathi Ammal broke down and was in tears. < as lemmas |
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