gulag
📖 Definitions
noun
1. The system of forced labor camps in the former Soviet Union.
2. Any prison or forced labor camp, especially one for political prisoners.
3. A place of great hardship.
💬 Usage Examples
“Eritrea is ruled by a despot-for-life whose critics wind up dead or sweating in a gulag of shipping crates in the desert.” How to Make Eritrea Less Horrible; The Economist (London, UK); Aug 4, 2018.