затвор — meaning in English
zatvor
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English meaning
- jail noun A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
- lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
- paddle noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.
- penitentiary noun A state or federal prison, especially one for people convicted of serious crimes.
- prison noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.
- seal noun A marine mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in the sea.
- shutter noun A hinged or sliding panel used to cover a window.
Senses
затвор is used for these senses in English:
- gunlock A mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled.
- jail A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
- lock A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
- paddle A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.
- paddle In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
- penitentiary (chiefly, US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.
- prison A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
- quod (countable) A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison.
jail — full definition
- noun A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
- verb To put someone in a jail or otherwise deprive them of freedom.
lock — full definition
- noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
- verb To fasten something with a lock, or to become fixed in place.
- noun A section of a canal enclosed by gates, used to raise or lower boats between different water levels.
- noun A strand or tuft of hair.