abattoir
UK /ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/ US /ˈæb.əˌtwɑɹ/
noun 2
Definitions
noun
1
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
Once the cows reach maturity, they're sent to the abattoir.
2
A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed.
The army's raid on the enemy turned into a major abattoir.
The corridors where North Korean troops would be advancing [in a hypothetical invasion of South Korea] would almost certainly be turned into human abattoirs.
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