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🪓gallows

noun
/ˈɡæloʊz/
gallon galore

Meaning

A structure used for hanging criminals who have been sentenced to death.

Example Sentences

The criminal was led to the gallows at dawn.

Example Expressions

to laugh on the gallows

Synonyms

scaffold, execution platform, hanging place, gibbet

Antonyms

freedom, release

Collocations

gallows humor, led to the gallows, gallows tree, gallows speech

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