| 单词 | house of detention |
| 释义 | house of detention (once / 67539 pages) n WORD FAMILY house of detention: houses of detention USAGE EXAMPLESThe video was taken in part of the old jail complex known as the House of Detention, which was shut down in 2012. US News(Mar 18, 2016) To the Frenchmen, “accustomed to the fortress-like houses of detention and the old-fashioned walled prisons of France, it was an extraordinary sight.” Ted Conover, Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing(2000) The Nu Hotel, across Smith Street from the Brooklyn House of Detention, which will reopen next week in Boerum Hill. New York Times(Feb 04, 2012) n an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) Syn|Hyper detention camp, detention home, detention house correctional institution a penal institution maintained by the government |
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