Black Hole Of Calcutta — definition

1. Black Hole of Calcutta (Noun)

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Black Hole of Calcutta (Noun) — A dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive.

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donjon dungeon keep