slaughterhouse

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slaughterhouse

/ˈsloː.tə(ɹ).haʊs/ UK

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From slaughter + house.

noun slaughterhouses

A place where animals are slaughtered.
Similar: abattoir, shambles
figuratively The scene of a massacre. The smaller shells make a complete slaughterhouse of the bridge, and the splinters scythe through anyone out on deck.

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noun scene of a massacre

日本語	修羅場 shuraba
Français	abattoir
Ελληνικά	σφαγείο sfageío
Русский	бо́йня bójnja, резня́ reznjá, мясору́бка mjasorúbka

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@misc{slaughterhouse_2026,
  title = {slaughterhouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slaughterhouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}