1. A large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
   - bullpen [N. Amer], detention cell, detention center [US]

Derived forms: detention centres

Type of: cell, jail cell, prison cell

Encyclopedia: Detention centre

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