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gallows

UK
/ˈɡæl.əʊz/
US
/ˈɡæl.oʊz/

Translations

gallowsnoun
gallows
pl
UK
/ˈɡæl.əʊz/
US
/ˈɡæl.oʊz/
The criminal was sentenced to death by the gallows.
Преступник был приговорен к смертной казни через виселицу.
Synonyms
hanging frame
death trap
noose
scaffold
execution platform
gallowsadjective
UK
/ˈɡæləʊz/
US
/ˈɡæloʊz/
Used attributively (e.g., "gallows humor"), rarely gradable.
Synonyms
macabre
grim
morbid
grimly humorous
bleak
sardonic
dark
sinister

Definitions

gallowsnoun
A structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals.
The condemned man was led to the gallows for his execution.
A frame used for supporting or suspending something.
The workers used a gallows to hoist the heavy equipment into place.
Death by hanging; execution.
The traitor was sentenced to the gallows.
gallowsadjective
Macabre or darkly humorous, reminiscent of execution by hanging; used before a noun.
Soldiers often relied on gallows humor to cope with the horrors of war.
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