Usually means: Room cushioned for safety, isolation.
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General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. padded cell: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. padded cell: Merriam-Webster
  3. padded cell: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. padded cell: Collins English Dictionary
  5. padded cell: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. padded cell: Wiktionary
  7. padded cell: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. padded cell: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. padded cell: Dictionary.com
  10. Padded cell: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. padded cell: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. padded cell: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. padded cell: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
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Definitions from Wiktionary (padded cell)

noun:  (idiomatic) A room in a mental hospital lined with padding on the walls, and often a cushioned floor, in order to prevent occupants from injuring themselves.

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