Hanoi Hilton

English

Etymology

Hanoi +‎ Hilton. An alliterative construction, pairing the location Hanoi (metonymically referring to North Vietnam) with a word referring to lodgings. An ironic reference to the Hilton chain of luxury hotels.

Proper noun

the Hanoi Hilton

  1. (US, military, slang, historical) Hỏa Lò Prison in Vietnam, where prisoners of war were held.
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