slaughterhouse
nounUK /ˈslɔː.tə.haʊs/
US /ˈslɑː.t̬ɚ.haʊs/
A slaughterhouse is a building where animals are killed for food.
The truck delivered the pigs to the slaughterhouse early in the morning.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A place or situation where people are killed in large numbers, often used figuratively.
The soldiers described the battlefield as a slaughterhouse.
3. A place where something is destroyed or ruined on a large scale.
Critics called the new policy a slaughterhouse for small businesses.
4. A place where animals are butchered and prepared for market.
The old slaughterhouse by the river is now a museum.