abattoirs
n. C1 Advanced UK //ˈæbɐtwˌɑːz// abat·toirs
n. places where animals are killed for food. It is a formal word for a slaughterhouse.
n. establishments where animals are slaughtered for human consumption. Often used in legal or agricultural contexts to describe the process of meat production.
The new abattoirs were built outside the city center.
The local council inspected the abattoirs to ensure they met all health and safety standards for meat processing.
The expansion of industrial abattoirs in the nineteenth century transformed the way meat was distributed across the continent, centralizing the slaughter process for the first time in history.