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Meaning of Judas window | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A window enabling a prison guard to see into a cell without being seen by the prisoner.

Examples

“A prisoner may be confined nude in a cell with a Judas window and intruded upon periodically while there.”

“Luckily an officer happened to look through the judas-window in the door and rushed in to save the witness”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Judas-ear Judas-hole Judayah Judæa Judæan Judæans