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slaughterhouse

n.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsɫɔtɝˌhaʊs// UK //slˈɔːtəhˌaʊs// slaugh·ter·house

n. a building where animals are killed for food. It is a place where meat is prepared for sale to the public.

n. a facility where animals are slaughtered for human consumption. Often used metaphorically to describe a place of intense violence or destruction.


SIMPLE

The cows were moved to the slaughterhouse early in the morning.

CONTEXTUAL

The local community protested the construction of a new slaughterhouse near the residential area.

COMPLEX

The documentary provides a harrowing look at the industrial slaughterhouse, revealing the scale of the operations and the conditions within the facility.

Synonyms
Origin

From slaughter + house.

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