detention home
- n an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
detention house
- n an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
detector
- n any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
- n rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
- n electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
detent
- n a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward