borstal
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» These boys should be sent to a borstal.
Значение
значений: 3(Британия)A way up a hill in the South Downs.
(историческое)Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1983.
(Ирландия, Британия)Any institution which provides education to young offenders.
Ещё определения
- formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison
Примеры
предложений: 1These boys should be sent to a borstal.
Происхождение
Inherited from Middle English *borstile, *borghstile, from Old English beorh (“a hill”) +Inherited from Middle English *borstile, *borghstile, from Old English beorh (“a hill”) + stigel (“a stile”).
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Формы
мн. число: borstalsСинонимы
синонимов: 1Однокоренные
связанных слов: 1Производныеborstal training