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cell⋅block

[sel-blok]
–noun
a unit of a prison consisting of a number of cells.

Origin:
cell 1 + block
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cell·block   (sěl'blŏk')   
n.  A group of cells that make up a section or unit of a prison.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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