detention camp

1. 1.

   an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)

   Synonymsdetention homedetention househouse of detention

   Broadercorrectional institution

Questions about detention camp

What does detention camp mean?

detention camp means "an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)".

What is another word for detention camp?

Close synonyms include detention home, detention house, house of detention. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.