gal·lows

(găl′ōz)

n. pl. gallows or gal·lows·es

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.

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

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gallows

(ˈɡæləʊz)

n, pl -lowses or -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. (Building) any timber structure resembling this, such as (in Australia and New Zealand) a frame for hoisting up the bodies of slaughtered cattle

3. the gallows execution by hanging

[C13: from Old Norse galgi, replacing Old English gealga; related to Old High German galgo]

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gal•lows

(ˈgæl oʊz, -əz)

n., pl. -lows, -lows•es.

1. a wooden frame consisting of two upright timbers with a crossbeam from which condemned persons are hanged.

2. a similar structure from which something is suspended.

3. execution by hanging: a criminal sentenced to the gallows.

[before 900; Old English g(e)algan; c. OHG galgo]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

gallows

noun scaffold, gibbet They were hanged at Smithfield gallows.

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Translations

مِشْنَقَه

šibenice

galge

Galgen

κρεμάλα

cadalso horca patíbulo

hirsipuu

gibet potence échafaud

vješala

akasztófa

gálgi

forca patibolo

kartuvės

karātavas

vislice

galge

darağacıidam sehpası

绞刑架

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

gallows

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

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

gallows

(ˈgӕləuz) noun singular

a wooden frame on which criminals were hanged.