Bullpen (disambiguation)

Open areas holding large groups of people, such as:

  • The bull pen or bull system, where Australian waterfront workers' under the Dog collar act were hired for the day.
  • Temporary prison-like areas in the United States for miners arrested for trying to organize into unions.
  • An open plan office layout
  • The fan zone of Reliant Stadium
  • A round pen with solid-walled sides for training horses
  • A holding cell that contains a large number of prisoners
  • A prison yard or open area where prisoners are held
  • An open area in a prison camp
  • A system of prostitution, credited to Jean O'Hara, where a single prostitute would work three rooms in rotation.

A bullpen or bull pen may refer to:

  • Literally, a pen or enclosure for bulls
  • In baseball, the bullpen, an area for pitchers to warm up, also the location of relief pitchers.
  • A fortified ridge at the Siege of Port Hudson
  • Broadly, any group of people kept together or in reserve for a common goal, such as the staff of Marvel Comics' Bullpen Bulletins

See also

  • Toril (disambiguation)
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