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dungeon

DEFINITIONS OF: dungeon

1

n the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

Synonyms:
donjon, keep
Examples:
Black Hole of Calcutta
a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive
Type of:
fastness, stronghold
a strongly fortified defensive structure

n a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined

Types:
oubliette
a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
Type of:
cell, jail cell, prison cell
a room where a prisoner is kept
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