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View synonyms for drunk tank

drunk tank

noun

, Informal.
  1. a large jail cell where persons arrested for drunkenness are kept, usually overnight.


drunk tank

noun

  1. informal.
    a large police cell used for detaining drunks overnight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drunk tank1

First recorded in 1940–45

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