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slaughterhouse

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun slaughterhouse has 1 sense
  1. abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse - a building where animals are butchered
    --1 is a kind of building, edifice

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Slaughterhouse

Description:

A slaughterhouse, also known as an abattoir, is a facility where animals are slaughtered, processed, and prepared for consumption. It is a place where the animals are killed in a controlled and regulated manner to ensure food safety and hygiene standards are upheld.

Part of Speech:

Noun

Senses:

  1. A building or establishment where animals are turned into meat products.
  2. A metaphorical term referring to a place of mass killing or destruction.

Usages:

1. Popular Usage:

When referring to a building or establishment where animals are turned into meat products.

Sample sentence:

The slaughterhouse processes hundreds of pigs every day to meet the high demand for pork products.

2. Local Usage:

When metaphorically referring to a place of mass killing or destruction.

Sample sentence:

The battlefield was turned into a slaughterhouse as the troops engaged in a fierce battle.

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