| Main Entry: | big house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | penal institution |
Synonyms: |
big cage, big house, big school, brig, calaboose, can, city hotel, cooler, coop, correctional institution, detention facility, house of correction, house of detention, icebox, jail, joint, penitentiary, prison, slammer, tank, the river |
| Main Entry: | house of correction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | correctional facility |
Synonyms: |
borstal, detention center, detention home, house of detention, reform school, reformatory |
| Main Entry: | penal institution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | correctional facility |
Synonyms: |
POW camp, brig, concentration camp, dungeon, house of detention, jail, labor camp, lockup, military prison, pen, penal colony, penitentiary, prison, prison camp, prisoner-of-war camp, slammer, stockade |