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impalation

impalation noun: impalement.

Noun

impalation (uncountable)

  1. impalement
    • In the first film, a woman fixing herself a stiff vodka is felled by a kitchen explosion and a knife in the chest; in the second, an attempt to microwave leftovers, foiled by a stray refrigerator magnet, leads to impalation by fire-escape ladder.2009 August 23, Dennis Lim, “Death Lives a Fourth Time to Ply His Trade”, in New York Times

Origin of impalation

From impale + -ation.

Questions about impalation

What does impalation mean?
Impalation means impalement.
What part of speech is impalation?
Impalation is a noun.

Words near impalation in the dictionary

  1. impalaced
  2. impalaces
  3. impalacing
  4. impalas
  5. impalatable
  6. impalation
  7. impale
  8. impaled
  9. impalefection
  10. impalement
  11. impalements

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