Definition of calaboose in English:

calaboose

noun ˌkaləˈbuːsˈkæləˌbus

US informal

A prison.
〈美，非正式〉监狱
Example sentencesExamples
- Towns tolerate them and calabooses all over the world provide them with overnight shelter.
- It is likely that whoever inherits power after the leader's death - even if it is his brother, who does not suffer from his Napoleonic drive - will concentrate on maintaining control over the national calabooses and forget all about planetary adventures.
- The white man then forced Bailey to help lift the dead man into a calaboose full of black prisoners.
- The calaboose in Texas, has some interesting history hiding behind its brick walls.
- Among the finest remaining nineteenth-century calabooses in Texas, the jail was constructed with exterior walls of St. Louis pressed brick trimmed with stone on a cruciform plan.
- In the latest indignity, Hittner ordered Fastow to report to the downtown Federal Detention Center instead of the more upscale calaboose he'd requested.
- The calaboose inmate was not a citizen; he was a poor stranger, a harmless whiskey-sodden tramp.
- An hour or two afterward, the man was arrested and locked up in the calaboose by the marshal - large name for a constable, but that was his title.
- It would appear that although the above was accomplished, the state of the calaboose and the security it provided continued to deteriorate.

Origin

Late 18th century: from black French calabouse, from Spanish calabozo 'dungeon'.

Definition of calaboose in US English:

calaboose

nounˈkaləˌbo͞osˈkæləˌbus

US informal

A prison.
〈美，非正式〉监狱
Example sentencesExamples
- The calaboose in Texas, has some interesting history hiding behind its brick walls.
- It would appear that although the above was accomplished, the state of the calaboose and the security it provided continued to deteriorate.
- An hour or two afterward, the man was arrested and locked up in the calaboose by the marshal - large name for a constable, but that was his title.
- The calaboose inmate was not a citizen; he was a poor stranger, a harmless whiskey-sodden tramp.
- In the latest indignity, Hittner ordered Fastow to report to the downtown Federal Detention Center instead of the more upscale calaboose he'd requested.
- Towns tolerate them and calabooses all over the world provide them with overnight shelter.
- Among the finest remaining nineteenth-century calabooses in Texas, the jail was constructed with exterior walls of St. Louis pressed brick trimmed with stone on a cruciform plan.
- The white man then forced Bailey to help lift the dead man into a calaboose full of black prisoners.
- It is likely that whoever inherits power after the leader's death - even if it is his brother, who does not suffer from his Napoleonic drive - will concentrate on maintaining control over the national calabooses and forget all about planetary adventures.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Louisiana French calabouse, from Spanish calabozo ‘dungeon’.

词汇	calaboose
释义	Definition of calaboose in English: calaboose noun ˌkaləˈbuːsˈkæləˌbus US informal A prison. 〈美，非正式〉监狱 Example sentencesExamples Towns tolerate them and calabooses all over the world provide them with overnight shelter. It is likely that whoever inherits power after the leader's death - even if it is his brother, who does not suffer from his Napoleonic drive - will concentrate on maintaining control over the national calabooses and forget all about planetary adventures. The white man then forced Bailey to help lift the dead man into a calaboose full of black prisoners. The calaboose in Texas, has some interesting history hiding behind its brick walls. Among the finest remaining nineteenth-century calabooses in Texas, the jail was constructed with exterior walls of St. Louis pressed brick trimmed with stone on a cruciform plan. In the latest indignity, Hittner ordered Fastow to report to the downtown Federal Detention Center instead of the more upscale calaboose he'd requested. The calaboose inmate was not a citizen; he was a poor stranger, a harmless whiskey-sodden tramp. An hour or two afterward, the man was arrested and locked up in the calaboose by the marshal - large name for a constable, but that was his title. It would appear that although the above was accomplished, the state of the calaboose and the security it provided continued to deteriorate. Origin Late 18th century: from black French calabouse, from Spanish calabozo 'dungeon'. Definition of calaboose in US English: calaboose nounˈkaləˌbo͞osˈkæləˌbus US informal A prison. 〈美，非正式〉监狱 Example sentencesExamples The calaboose in Texas, has some interesting history hiding behind its brick walls. It would appear that although the above was accomplished, the state of the calaboose and the security it provided continued to deteriorate. An hour or two afterward, the man was arrested and locked up in the calaboose by the marshal - large name for a constable, but that was his title. The calaboose inmate was not a citizen; he was a poor stranger, a harmless whiskey-sodden tramp. In the latest indignity, Hittner ordered Fastow to report to the downtown Federal Detention Center instead of the more upscale calaboose he'd requested. Towns tolerate them and calabooses all over the world provide them with overnight shelter. Among the finest remaining nineteenth-century calabooses in Texas, the jail was constructed with exterior walls of St. Louis pressed brick trimmed with stone on a cruciform plan. The white man then forced Bailey to help lift the dead man into a calaboose full of black prisoners. It is likely that whoever inherits power after the leader's death - even if it is his brother, who does not suffer from his Napoleonic drive - will concentrate on maintaining control over the national calabooses and forget all about planetary adventures. Origin Late 18th century: from Louisiana French calabouse, from Spanish calabozo ‘dungeon’.
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