- padded cell
- .padded 'cellna special room in a hospital for people who are mentally ill. The room has thick soft material on the walls so that the person in it cannot get hurt.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
padded cell
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padded cell — padded cells N COUNT A padded cell is a small room with padded walls in a mental hospital or prison, where a person who may behave violently can be put so that they do not hurt themselves … English dictionary
padded cell — n. a cell, or room, for the confinement of violent patients or prisoners, lined with heavy, soft material as a protection against injury … English World dictionary
padded cell — noun count a room in a hospital for mentally ill people, with soft material on the walls so that they cannot hurt themselves … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Padded cell — A padded cell is a cell in a mental hospital with cushions lining the walls; this is done for the patients who want to commit suicide. The pads prevent the patients from hurting themselves by hitting their heads on the hard cement walls.A padded… … Wikipedia
padded cell — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms padded cell : singular padded cell plural padded cells a room in a hospital for mentally ill people, with soft material on the walls so that they cannot hurt themselves … English dictionary
padded cell — a room, as in a mental hospital, with padded walls for the confinement of violent inmates. * * * noun, pl ⋯ cells [count] : a room in a mental hospital that has soft walls so that patients cannot hurt themselves * * * ˌpadded ˈcell [padded cell]… … Useful english dictionary
padded cell — n. cell in prison or room in a mental institution with padded surfaces in which violent prisoners or patients are confined without risk of injuring themselves … English contemporary dictionary
padded cell — a room, as in a mental hospital, with padded walls for the confinement of violent inmates. * * * … Universalium
padded cell — noun (C) a special room with thick, soft walls in a mental hospital, used to stop people who are being violent from hurting themselves … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
padded cell — /pædəd ˈsɛl/ (say paduhd sel) noun a room in a mental hospital in which a violent patient is protected from self inflicted injury …
