prison bars
Convict's metal horizon
Prison bars are the metal rods forming the barrier of a jail cell, spaced closely enough to prevent escape while allowing light and air.
The image is iconic in depictions of incarceration—hands gripping bars, faces pressed between them.
Figuratively, prison bars represent any confining circumstance: Her marriage felt like prison bars.
- cellBasic unit of life
- cageBarred confinement structure
- ironElement twenty-six
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- iron gripExtremely tight grasp
locked · locked up · captive · inmate · jail · penitentiary · hard time · maximum security · grate · confined · breaking free · window · shadows · cold · metal · grip · claustrophobic · sentence
- prison equipmenthandcuffs, shackles, jail cell, leg irons, chains
- security barriersbarrier, barricade, border wall, border fence, perimeter fence
- grillesmetal grilles
- legal symbolsscales of justice, gavel, Lady Justice, blindfold, sword of justice
- punishment toolswhip, chains, shackles, rack, stocks
prison barsopen door
Barrier removed for entry
open sky · freedom · liberty · release · emancipation
prison barsopen sky
Unobstructed atmosphere above
open window · unobstructed view · open field · horizon · open air
prison barsbroken chains
Bonds that have snapped
wings · open cage · soaring eagle · keys · unlocked door
prison, bars, prisons, prisoner, prisoners, imprisoned, imprison, imprisons, imprisoning