Isn't "cell" a single room for prisoners in a jail?

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So I failed to get '"special housing" in his own cell', because a cell is so small that cannot have a house in it... Razz

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The Army said Bales was being held in "special housing" in his own cell rather than the standard four-person room. The prison houses pre-trial and convicted soldiers sentenced up to five years confinement and has a 464-person capacity.

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/afghanistan/story/2012-03-17/robert-bales-afghanistan-shooting-suspect/53587098/1 Very Happy

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@oristarA,

In this case the meaning is

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v. (houz) housed, hous·ing, hous·es
v.tr.
1. To provide living quarters for; lodge:

He is lodged in a single room.

"special housing" refers to housing that is different from how the other prisoners are housed.

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@parados,

parados wrote:

In this case the meaning is

[quote]v. (houz) housed, hous·ing, hous·es
v.tr.
1. To provide living quarters for; lodge:

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He is lodged in a single room.

"special housing" refers to housing that is different from how the other prisoners are housed.
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I don't agree.

Cell in "in his own cell" is a noun, yet the definition you gave here is a verb.

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@oristarA,

Instead of being imprisioned in a small room that can hold four inmates, he is in a "special" room that only holds one.

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The punctuation could be better

The Army said Bales was being held in "special housing" - in his own cell -

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@contrex,

contrex wrote:

The punctuation could be better

The Army said Bales was being held in "special housing" - in his own cell -

Thank you Contrex.

My mind boggles at the definition of my E-E dict:

cell [sel]
n.
1. any small compartment

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@oristarA,

Quote:

hous·ing 1 (houzng)
n.
1.
a. Buildings or other shelters in which people live: a shortage of housing in the city.
b. A place to live; a dwelling: She came to college early to look for housing.

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Isn't "cell" a single room for prisoners in a jail?

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