noun

jailhouse

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noun

A building used as a jail.

"The old jailhouse downtown is now a museum."

How to Use Jailhouse

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAn informal, especially American, word for a jail building.

When to use it

Common in casual speech and country/blues songs ("Jailhouse Rock"); less used in formal writing than "jail" or "prison."

jailhouses plural

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The old _____ downtown is now a museum.

Simply "jail" plus "house."

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