Definition of padded cell in US English:
padded cell
nounˌpædəd ˈsɛlˌpadəd ˈsel
A room in a psychiatric hospital with padding on the walls to prevent violent patients from injuring themselves.
Example sentencesExamples
- Sgt King said police had to contain Parfitt in a padded cell because he was threatening to harm himself.
- Makeshift accommodation has been created on occasion in the prison sick bay and in padded cells designed for prisoners liable to self-harm.
- Thank goodness his friend turned up when she did otherwise he could have ended up in a padded cell.
- He said the Prison Service had no other option but to place prisoners with a serious mental illness in padded cells.
- He has directed the Prison Service to replace padded cells with new safety cells.