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abattoir

/ˈæb.ə.twɑː/

/ˈæb.ə.twɑr/

Translations

abattoirnoun

abattoirs

/ˈæb.ə.twɑː/

/ˈæb.ə.twɑr/

The local abattoir processes hundreds of cattle each week.

L'abattoir local traite des centaines de bovins chaque semaine.

Additional translations

abattoirau figuré

charnierau figuré, pour un lieu de massacre ou de destruction massive

Synonyms

meat processing plant

killing floor

abattoiradjective

/ˈæb.ə.twɑː/

/ˈæb.ə.twɑr/

Used attributively to modify another noun, denoting relation to a slaughterhouse (e.g. abattoir waste).

Additional translations

d'abattoiremploi adjectival

abattoirnoun

A facility where animals are slaughtered for consumption as food.

The local abattoir processes hundreds of cattle each week.

A place or situation where large-scale killing or destruction occurs (figurative).

After the bombing, the city marketplace was an abattoir.

abattoiradjective

Relating to or characteristic of an abattoir.

Abattoir hygiene standards are strictly regulated.