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.
The cows were moved to the slaughterhouse early in the morning.
The local community protested the construction of a new slaughterhouse near the residential area.
The documentary provides a harrowing look at the industrial slaughterhouse, revealing the scale of the operations and the conditions within the facility.
From slaughter + house.