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noun Informal.
a large jail cell where persons arrested for drunkenness are kept, usually overnight.
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Origin of drunk tank
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby drunk tank
drunkathon, drunk dial, drunk driving, drunken, drunkometer, drunk tank, drunk text, drupaceous, drupe, drupelet, Drury Lane
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How to use drunk tank in a sentence
I got to go to this drunk tank with all these wonderful actors in Dallas.
Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy on the Glory Days of ‘Dallas’|Maria Elena Fernandez|June 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for drunk tank
drunk tank
noun
informal a large police cell used for detaining drunks overnight
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