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[syn: bullpen, detention cell, detention centre]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
bullpen \bull"pen`\ (b[.u]l"p[e^]n`), n. (Baseball)
1. an open area in a baseball stadium, off the playing field,
where pitchers may warm up by throwing a number of trial
pitches before playing.
[PJC]
2. [collective] the relief pitchers on a baseball team.
Contrasted with starters.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bullpen
n 1: a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm
up during a game
2: a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or
sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined
together temporarily [syn: bullpen, detention cell,
detention centre]