prison campnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈprɪz.ən ˌkæmp/us/ˈprɪz.ən ˌkæmp/a place where people, usually prisoners of war or political prisoners, are forced to stay:
He was captured by enemy forces and sent to a prison camp for the rest of the war.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- gaoler
- halfway house
- HMP
- house of correction
- jail
- matron
- prison
- protective custody
- remand centre
- screw
- seclusion room
- slop
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
See more results »