Synonyms for jailhouse


Grammar : Noun
Spell : jeyl-hous
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒeɪlˌhaʊs

Top 10 synonyms for jailhouse Other synonyms for the word jailhouse

Définition of jailhouse

  • As in jail : noun place for incarceration
  • As in stockade : noun enclosure; jail
  • As in pokey : noun jail
Example sentences :
  • The market place was in Snow Hill on the public square near the jailhouse.
  • Extract from : « Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. » by Work Projects Administration
  • I ain't never peeped into a jailhouse or had handcuffs on these hands.
  • Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 » by Work Projects Administration
  • No Mam, I ain't never been in no jailhouse in all my days, and I sho ain't aimin' to de nothin' to make 'em put me dar now.
  • Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves » by Work Projects Administration
  • And you men hold the answer whether Lee used the telephone from the jailhouse.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
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