noun
- plural of jailhouse; buildings used to confine people who are awaiting trial or serving short sentences
Usage: primarily American English
Examples
- The county operates three jailhouses in different districts.
- Many old jailhouses have been converted into museums.
- The sheriff inspected all the jailhouses under his jurisdiction.
- These jailhouses were built in the early 1900s.
- Local jailhouses often house inmates awaiting trial.
- The state is planning to renovate several aging jailhouses.