abattoir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed.

/ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/ /ˈæb.əˌtwɑɹ/ /ˈæb.əˌtwɑ/ en-us-abattoir.ogg en-ca-abattoir.ogg en-au-abattoir.ogg

abattoir abattoirs

Borrowed from French abattoir, from abattre (“to slaughter”) (cognate to abate) + -oir (“-ory”).

bloodbath

knacker's yard

abattoirlike

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