Meaning of GAS CHAMBER
Pronunciation: | | gas 'cheymbur
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| Definition: | | [n] instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals |
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| Synonyms: | | death chamber |
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| See Also: | | instrument of execution | |
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| Related Terms: | | abattoir, aceldama, ax, beheading, Belsen, block, burning, butchery, capital punishment, concentration camp, cross, crucifixion, death chair, death chamber, decapitation, decollation, defenestration, drop, electric chair, electrocution, execution, field of blood, fusillade, gallows, gallows-tree, garrote, gassing, gibbet, guillotine, halter, hanging, hemlock, hemp, hempen collar, hot seat, judicial murder, lapidation, lethal chamber, maiden, necktie party, noose, poisoning, rope, scaffold, shambles, shooting, slaughterhouse, stake, stockyard, stoning, strangling, strangulation, the ax, the block, the chair, the gallows, the gas chamber, the guillotine, the hot seat, the rope, tree |
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