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glasshouse
[ glas-hous, glahs- ]
/ ˈglæsˌhaʊs, ˈglɑs- /
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noun, plural glass·hous·es [glas-hou-ziz, glahs-]. /ˈglæsˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈglɑs-/.
a glassworks.
Chiefly British. a green-house.
British Informal. a military prison.
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British Dictionary definitions for glasshouse
glasshouse
/ (ˈɡlɑːsˌhaʊs) /
noun
British a glass building, esp a greenhouse, used for growing plants in protected or controlled conditions
obsolete, informal, mainly British a military detention centre
US another word for glassworks
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