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abattoir

/ˈæb.ə.twɑː/

/ˈæb.ə.twɑr/

abattoirnoun

abattoirs

/ˈæb.ə.twɑː/

/ˈæb.ə.twɑr/

Translations

The cattle were taken to the abattoir for processing.

Скот был доставлен на скотобойню для переработки.

Definitions

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.

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).

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of an abattoir.

Abattoir hygiene standards are strictly regulated.