ALL meanings of black hole of calcutta
black hole of Cal·cut·ta
B b - noun black hole of calcutta a small dungeon in which in 1756 the Nawab of Bengal reputedly confined 146 English prisoners, of whom only 23 survived 3
- noun black hole of calcutta any uncomfortable or overcrowded place 3
- noun black hole of calcutta Also called Black Hole of Calcutta. a small prison cell in Fort William, Calcutta, in which, in 1756, Indians are said to have imprisoned 146 Europeans, only 23 of whom were alive the following morning. 1
- noun black hole of calcutta (lowercase) any usually wretched place of imprisonment or confinement. 1