Dungeon
Dungeon noun - The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress.
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Prisons
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When gunnery made castles militarily obsolete they were used as prisons, until "dungeon" became just a fancy word for a prison.
Source: Locked in the Dungeon
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Prisons and Dungeon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dungeon/prisons
Dungeon & Prisons. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dungeon/prisons>.
Prisons or Dungeon. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dungeon/prisons.
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