gallows

gal·lows  (glz)

n. pl. gallows or gal·lows·es

1.

a. A device usually consisting of two upright posts supporting a crossbeam from which a noose is suspended and used for execution by hanging; a gallows tree.

b. A similar structure used for supporting or suspending.

2. Execution by hanging: a crime punishable by the gallows.

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[Middle English galwes, pl. of galwe, gallows, from Old English gealga, galga.]

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gallows [ˈgæləʊz]

n pl -lowses, -lows

1. a wooden structure usually consisting of two upright posts with a crossbeam from which a rope is suspended, used for hanging criminals

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) any timber structure resembling this, such as (in Australia and New Zealand) a frame for hoisting up the bodies of slaughtered cattle

the gallows execution by hanging

[from Old Norse galgi, replacing Old English gealga; related to Old High German galgo]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gallows - an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging gallous, gallows tree, gallows-tree, gibbet - alternative terms for gallows hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie, halter, hemp - a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging instrument of execution - an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

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gallows

noun scaffold, gibbet They were hanged at Smithfield gallows.

Translations

gallows [ˈgæləʊz]

A. NSING (gallowses or gallows (pl)) → horca f

B. CPD gallows humour N (fig) → humor m negro or macabro

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gallows [ˈgæləʊz] n → potence f

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gallows

n → Galgen m; to send/bring somebody to the gallows → jdn an den Galgen bringen

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gallows:

gallows bird

n (inf) → Galgenvogel m (inf)

gallows humour, (US) gallows humor

n → Galgenhumor m

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gallows [ˈgæləʊz] npl → forca, patibolo

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gallows

n sg gallows [ˈgӕləuz]

a wooden frame on which criminals were hanged. galg مِشْنَقَه бесило šibenice galge der Galgen ικρίωμα horca võllas چوبه دار hirsipuu gibet עַמוּד תְּלִייָה फांसी का तखता vješala akasztófa tiang gantungan gálgi forca 絞首台 교수대 kartuvės karātavas tempat gantung galg galge szubienica patíbulo spânzură­toare виселица šibenica vislice vešala galge ที่แขวนคอนักโทษ darağacı, idam sehpası 絞刑架 шибениця سولی giá treo cổ 绞刑架