noun
abattoir
AB-uh-twah
noun
1
A place where animals are killed for food; a slaughterhouse.
"The truck delivered the cattle to the abattoir early in the morning."
2
Figuratively, a scene of mass killing or bloodshed.
"Journalists described the battlefield as an abattoir."
How to Use Abattoir
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA slaughterhouse — a facility where livestock is killed and processed for meat.
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Word Forms
abattoirs plural
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Etymology
From French abattoir, from abattre ("to slaughter" or "knock down") — the same root that gives English "abate".