guillotine in Malay
gilotin
/ˈɡɪlətiːn/US/ˈɡɪləˌtin/
guillotine in Malay: gilotin. In English, guillotine means a machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
Malay words for guillotine
- machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation
- gilotin
English meaning of guillotine
- noun A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
- noun A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.
- noun An instrument with a sliding blade for cutting the tonsils, uvula, or other body parts.
- noun A parliamentary procedure for fixing the dates when various stages of discussion of a bill must end, to ensure that the enactment of the bill proceeds expeditiously.
guillotine in a sentence
- Many counterrevolutionaries were guillotined during the French Revolution.
guillotine in other languages
- guillotine in Hindi
- guillotine in Tamil
- guillotine in Marathi
- guillotine in Bengali
- guillotine in Telugu
- guillotine in Malayalam
- guillotine in Kannada
- guillotine in Punjabi
- guillotine in Gujarati
- guillotine in Odia
- guillotine in Nepali
- guillotine in Tagalog
- guillotine in Arabic
- guillotine in Persian
- guillotine in Thai
- guillotine in Vietnamese
Questions about guillotine in Malay
- What is the meaning of guillotine in Malay?
- Guillotine in Malay is gilotin.
- Apakah maksud guillotine dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Guillotine: gilotin.
- What does guillotine mean in English?
- Guillotine means a machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
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