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gallows

/ˈɡæl.əʊz/

/ˈɡæl.oʊz/

Переводы

gallowsсуществительное

gallows

Pl.

/ˈɡæl.əʊz/

/ˈɡæl.oʊz/

The criminal was sentenced to death by the gallows.

Преступник был приговорен к смертной казни через виселицу.

Синонимы

hanging frame

death trap

execution platform

gallowsприлагательное

/ˈɡæləʊz/

/ˈɡæloʊz/

Used attributively (e.g., "gallows humor"), rarely gradable.

Синонимы

grimly humorous

gallowsсуществительное

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.

gallowsприлагательное

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.