borstal
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A way up a hill in the South DownsA way up a hill in the South Downs.
» These boys should be sent to a borstal.
Значення
значень: 3(Британія)A way up a hill in the South Downs.
(історичне)Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1983.
(Ірландія, Британія)Any institution which provides education to young offenders.
Ще визначення
- formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison
Приклади
речень: 1These boys should be sent to a borstal.
Походження
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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пов’язаних слів: 1Похідніborstal training