CALABOOSE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

calaboose

noun

ˈka-lə-ˌbüs

Definition of calaboose

as in jail

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody fittingly, the calaboose in that one-horse town consisted of a single cell

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Recent Examples of calaboose Heritage Village includes an 1881 two-cell calaboose from Mokena, the 1856 Wells Corner one-room schoolhouse from Homer Glen, the 1863 Greenho farmhouse from Crest Hill, the 1881 Wabash railroad depot from Symerton and a Lockport smokehouse. — Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2022 Lachenais was arrested and secured in the local calaboose, but a vigilance committee descended upon the jail and tore Lachenais out of his cell. — Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, 19 Aug. 2020 Brooks was escorted to the calaboose and thrown into the main holding tank with the other prisoners. — Skip Hollandsworth, Esquire, 5 Apr. 2016

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Noun

Trump had called for the leakers to face long-term jail sentences.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
In 2024, Indonesia revised its anti-wildlife trafficking law to bring in stricter fines and longer jail sentences.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The 911 call recordings, as reported by the Associated Press, showed that first responders and prison officials did not know whether a request for emergency help from within the execution chamber was legitimate.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Eady-Williams sentenced Pham and Salerno to life in prison without possibility of parole for the murder charges.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026

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