drunk tank

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noun Informal.

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

Origin of drunk tank

First recorded in 1940–45

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Related Words for drunk tank

lockup, tank

British Dictionary definitions for drunk tank

drunk tank

noun

informal a large police cell used for detaining drunks overnight

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