watchhouse

See also: watch house

English

Etymology

From watch +‎ house.

Noun

watchhouse (plural watchhouses)

1. A small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.

Translations

small prison

• Bulgarian: арест (bg) m (arest)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 看守所 (zh) (kānshǒusuǒ)

• Finnish: putka (fi)
• French: please add this translation if you can