What does Black Hole of Calcutta mean?
• BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA (noun) The noun BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA has 1 sense: 1. a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive Familiarity information: BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA used as a noun is very rare.