cell door
Bars that lock
A cell door is the door to a prison cell, typically heavy metal with a small window or bars.
The term evokes incarceration—the sound of a cell door slamming shut, the finality of confinement: The cell door clanged behind him.
It appears frequently in descriptions of prison life and criminal justice contexts.
- ironElement twenty-six
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- keyLock-opening device
- lock and keyPaired fastening mechanism
slam · clang · prison · jail · behind bars · death row · maximum security · solitary confinement · inmate · guard · corridor · latch · hinge · bolt · peephole · slot · concrete · escape
- doorstrapdoor, solid core, hollow core, shoji screen, portal
- prisoninmate, jail, prison, prisoner, warden
- prison equipmenthandcuffs, shackles, prison bars, bars, leg irons
cell doorexit door
Designated departure opening
escape hatch · exit · front door · welcome mat · unlocked door
cell doorfront door
Primary household entry point
welcome mat · bedroom door · garden gate · open arms · hearth
cell, door, cells, celled, cellular, cellar, cellblock, doors, doored