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abattoir
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ab·at·toir  (b-twär)
n.
1. A slaughterhouse.
2. Something likened to a slaughterhouse: "The hand of God and mankind's self-inflicted blows seem equally heavy ... giving a strong cumulative impression of the world as an abattoir" (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

[French, from abattre, to strike down, from Old French; see abate.]

abattoir [ˈæbəˌtwɑː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) another name for slaughterhouse
[French, from abattre to fell]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.abattoir - a building where animals are butcheredabattoir - a building where animals are butchered
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

abattoir
noun slaughterhouse, shambles, butchery The report said that conditions in the abattoir were appalling.
Translations
abattoir [ˈæbətwɑːʳ] Nmatadero m

abattoir [ˈæbətwɑːr] n (British)abattoir m

abattoir
nSchlachthof m

abattoir [ˈæbətwɑːʳ] n (Brit) → macello, mattatoio

abattoir
n abattoir [ˈӕbətwaː, (American ) ӕbəˈtwa:r]
a place where animals are killed for food; a slaughterhouse. slagpaal مَسْلَخ، مَذْبَح кланица jatky slagteri; slagtehus die Schlachterei, das Schlachthaus σφαγείο matadero tapamaja کشتارگاه teurastamo abattoir בֵּית מִטבָּחַיִים वधशाला klaonica vágóhíd rumah pemotongan hewan, pejagalan sláturhús mattatoio, macello 畜殺場 도살장 skerdykla lopkautuve rumah penyembelihan abattoir slakteri rzeźnia matadouro abator скотобойня jatky, bitúnok klavnica klanica slakthus โรงฆ่าสัตว์ mezbaha 屠宰場 бойня, різниця ذبح خانہ lò mổ


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