unoccupiedcell

noun
UK /ʌnˈɒkjupaɪd sɛl/
US /ʌnˈɑːkjupaɪd sɛl/

A cell is a small room, and unoccupied means no one is inside it.

The guard checked every unoccupied cell before locking the doors.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A small unit in a spreadsheet or table that has nothing written in it.

Click on an unoccupied cell to type your answer.

3. A tiny room in a building that no one is using right now.

The monastery had several unoccupied cells for visiting monks.

4. A biological compartment with nothing inside it.

Under the microscope, we saw an unoccupied cell waiting to be filled.