cell block

American  

[sel-blok] / ˈsɛlˌblɒk /

Or cellblock

noun

1. a unit of a prison consisting of a number of cells.

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Etymology

Origin of cell block

cell + block

Example Sentences

After Sarkozy entered prison Tuesday, Le Pen reposted a video that she suggested was taken inside his prison with inmates hurling insults at him from across the cell block.

From The Wall Street Journal

He wasn’t surprised when, about a year after he received Stern’s letter, a trailer for a show about him appeared on the TV in the cell block.

From Slate

Chambers recounted all this to me when I landed in his cell block that summer.

From Slate

He said usually that meant that guards would enter their cell block early in the morning to beat them.

From Los Angeles Times

To tackle the problem, anti-drone grills are being fitted over cell block windows throughout the prison estate.

From BBC