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slaughterhouses

slaughterhouses is the plural of slaughterhouse.

Meaning of slaughterhouse

Noun

slaughterhouse (plural slaughterhouses)

  1. A place where animals are slaughtered.
    Synonyms:
    abattoir, shambles
  2. (figuratively) The scene of a massacre.
    • The smaller shells make a complete slaughterhouse of the bridge, and the splinters scythe through anyone out on deck.2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 20:09 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022

Questions about slaughterhouses

What is slaughterhouses the plural of?
Slaughterhouses is the plural of slaughterhouse.

Words near slaughterhouses in the dictionary

  1. slaughterfest
  2. slaughterfests
  3. slaughterhall
  4. slaughterhalls
  5. slaughterhouse
  6. slaughterhouses
  7. slaughteries
  8. slaughtering
  9. slaughteringly
  10. slaughterings
  11. slaughterless

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