Plural of slaughter
regular plural
The plural of slaughter is slaughters.
Forms of slaughter
| Singular | slaughter /ˈslɔːtə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | slaughters |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Slaughters in a sentence
- The military had been reticent over casualty figures (defined in militaryspeak as 'collateral damage') during the slaughters of new militarist adventures in Grenada and Panama.1997, Richard Keeble, Secret State, Silent Press: New Militarism, the Gulf and the Modern Image of Warfare, Indiana University Press…. From the entry militaryspeak
- This is utterly absurd because the impression arises that the harder someone fights, slaughters, and "ethnically cleanses" the civilian population, the more respectfully his demands must be met.1994, United States, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Daily Report, East Europe, numbers 136-146, page 7. From the entry ethnically cleanse
Meaning of slaughter
- noun The killing of animals, generally for food.
- noun A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.
- noun A mass destruction of non-living things.
Questions about the plural of slaughter
- What is the plural of slaughter?
- The plural of slaughter is slaughters.
- Is slaughter countable?
- Slaughter is a countable and uncountable noun.
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