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ab·at·toir

 (ăb′ə-twär′)
n.
A slaughterhouse.
[French, from abattre, to strike down, from Old French; see abate.]
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abattoir

(ˈæbəˌtwɑː)
n
(Agriculture) another name for slaughterhouse
[C19: French, from abattre to fell]
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ab•at•toir

(ˈæb əˌtwɑr, ˌæb əˈtwɑr)

n.
a slaughterhouse.
[1810–20; < French, =abatt(re) to slaughter (see abate) + -oir -ory2]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.abattoir - a building where animals are butcheredabattoir - a building where animals are butchered
butchery, slaughterhouse, shambles
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
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abattoir

noun slaughterhouse, shambles, butchery The report said that conditions in the abattoir were appalling.
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Translations
مَسْلَخ، مَذْبَح
кланица
jatky
slagtehusslagteri
teurastamo
vágóhíd
sláturhús
skerdykla
lopkautuve
jatky

abattoir

[ˈæbətwɑːʳ] N → matadero m
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abattoir

[ˈæbətwɑːr] n (British) → abattoir m
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abattoir

n → Schlachthof m
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abattoir

[ˈæbətwɑːʳ] n (Brit) → macello, mattatoio
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abattoir

(ˈӕbətwaː) , ((American) ӕbəˈtwa:r) noun
a place where animals are killed for food; a slaughterhouse.
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