iron house

noun

prison

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Meanings

nouniron house (plural iron houses)

plural iron houses

  1. slangprison
    1 more example

    I do realize that the institution where I am is one of the most lenient in the country and we are not harassed much, security is not tight, and there is no danger from either staff or other inmates so there are not reasons for bitching here as there are for so many of our Brothers and Sisters in other iron houses across this nation.

    1983 December 10, anonymous author, “We Screw Ourselves”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 21, page 4

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
jail
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APA

iron house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron%20house

MLA

“iron house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron%20house. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iron house,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron%20house.

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