slaughterhouse

English

Etymology

slaughter +‎ house

Noun

slaughterhouse (plural slaughterhouses)

A place where animals are slaughtered.
(figuratively) The scene of a massacre.

Synonyms

(place where animals are slaughtered): abattoir, shambles (archaic)

Related terms

Translations

abattoir — see abattoir

scene of a massacre

French: abattoir (fr)
Greek: σφαγείο (el) n (sfageío)
Macedonian: кланица f (klánica)
Polish: rzeźnia (pl) f

Russian: бо́йня (ru) f (bójnja), резня́ (ru) f (reznjá), мясору́бка (ru) f (mjasorúbka)
Serbo-Croatian: klaonica (sh) f, klanica (sh) f

See also

knacker's yard

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