detention-camp
detention camp
noun
a compound where prisoners are detained temporarily, as pending determination of their legal status under immigration laws.
Origin:
1915–20
1915–20
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| detention camp | |
noun | |
| an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) [syn: detention home] |
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Detention-camp
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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