Abattoir

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A slaughterhouse.
  • n. Something likened to a slaughterhouse: "The hand of God and mankind's self-inflicted blows seem equally heavy ... giving a strong cumulative impression of the world as an abattoir” ( Manchester Guardian Weekly).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A public slaughter-house.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a building where animals are butchered
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    building    edifice   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    slaughterhouse   
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    countship    lay-offs    high-flung    grabfoot    contraire   
     
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