Meanings
nouncellblock (plural cellblocks)
plural cellblocks · alternative cell block
- A wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates.
The cellblock where the men were held was close enough to the holding tank, where the women were all kept together, for us to hear much of what happened there.
1983 December 24, Larry Goldsmith, “Cops Bust 70 Anti-Nuke Demonstrators”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 23, page 6
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Finnish selliosasto
- selliosastoa wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates
French bloc de cellules
- bloc de cellulesa wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates
German Zellenblock
- Zellenblocka wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates
Polish blok
- bloka wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates
Spanish bloque de celdas
- bloque de celdasa wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates
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APA
cellblock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellblock
MLA
“cellblock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellblock. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cellblock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellblock.
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