Meanings
nounmilitary prison (plural military prisons)
plural military prisons
- A prison operated by the military; disciplinary barracks.
Synonyms: guardhouse
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA prison operated by the military; disciplinary barracks.
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Translations
Bulgarian арест
- арест (arest)prison operated by the military
Chinese Mandarin 軍事監獄 /军事监狱
- 軍事監獄 /军事监狱 (jūnshì jiānyù)prison operated by the military
Finnish sotilasvankila
- sotilasvankilaprison operated by the military
French prison militaire
- prison militaireprison operated by the military
German Militärgefängnis
- Militärgefängnisprison operated by the military
Hungarian katonai börtön
- katonai börtönprison operated by the military
Polish więzienie wojskowe
- więzienie wojskoweprison operated by the military
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APA
military prison. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20prison
MLA
“military prison.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20prison. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “military prison,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20prison.
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