Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun holding_cell

1 sense of holding cell

Sense 1
holding cell -- (a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial)
       => jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey -- (a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence))