lock-up

lock-up
ˈlock-up noun [countable]
1. a small prison where a criminal can be kept for a short time
2. (also lock-up garage) British English a garage that you can rent to keep cars, goods etc in

lock-upBrE /ˈlɒk ʌp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɑːk ʌp/ 🔊 nouna small prison where prisoners are kept for a short time 拘留所；（短期关押犯人的）监狱(BrE) a small shop that the owner does not live in; a garage that is usually separate from other buildings and that is rented to sb （店主不住在内的）小商店；（不和其他建筑物相连供出租的）车库▸ lock-up adjective [only before noun] ◆a lock-up garage出租的独立车库