slaughterhouse
nounUK /ˈsloː.tə(ɹ).haʊs/
Etymology From slaughter + house.
1
A place where animals are slaughtered.
2
Figuratively The scene of a massacre.
- The smaller shells make a complete slaughterhouse of the bridge, and the splinters scythe through anyone out on deck.2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 20:09 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022:
- Related terms
- slaughter, slaughterer, slaughterous, killing floor, knacker's yard
- Hyponyms
- packinghouse