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# slaughterhouse

noun (a slaughterhouse, slaughterhouses)

«slaughterhouse» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A place where farm animals such as cows, pigs, sheep and chickens are killed for their meat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slaughterhouse/#m1)
2. (figurative) A place or event where many people are killed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slaughterhouse/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, food and ethics lessons, slaughterhouses (also called abattoirs) are part of how meat reaches shops; pupils may discuss animal welfare rules and why some people choose to be vegetarian. In history and serious stories it can describe a battle. It is a serious word, not for jokes.

### Examples

- Cattle are taken to a slaughterhouse before their meat is sold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slaughterhouse/#x1)
- Laws say animals must be treated without cruelty at the slaughterhouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slaughterhouse/#x2)
- The old slaughterhouse in town is now a museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slaughterhouse/#x3)
- Some people became vegetarian after learning about slaughterhouses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slaughterhouse/#x4)
- Vets check the animals at the slaughterhouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slaughterhouse/#x5)
- In Kurt Vonnegut's novel, a slaughterhouse in Dresden gives the book its name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slaughterhouse/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Another word: «abattoir» (UK, Australia). Comes from «slaughter» (to kill animals for food, or to kill many people).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «slaughterhouse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slaughterhouse/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«slaughterhouse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/slaughterhouse.html) on Mova free.