⚰️Gibbet (gíbet)

noun
/ˈdʒɪb.ɪt/
horca (horca)

Meaning

a gallows for hanging criminals; an upright post with a projecting arm for hanging the bodies of criminals
A gallows used for hanging criminals; historically also a post where bodies of executed criminals were displayed.
Traducción del significado
una estructura de madera para ejecutar a los criminales; un poste vertical con un brazo proyectado para colgar los cuerpos de los criminales
una estructura de madera para ejecutar a los criminales; un poste vertical con un brazo proyectado para colgar los cuerpos de los criminales

Oraciones de ejemplo

In medieval times, criminals were often executed on a gibbet as a public warning.

En la Edad Media, los criminales a menudo eran ejecutados en una horca como advertencia pública.
En la Edad Media, los criminales a menudo eran ejecutados en una horca como advertencia pública.

The thief was sentenced to die on the gibbet.

El ladrón fue sentenciado a morir en la horca.
El ladron fue sentenciado a morir en la horca.

Synonyms

gallows, scaffold, hanging post, execution frame, noose, execution post, hanging frame
Entrada 1
gallows, scaffold, hanging post, execution frame
Entrada 2
gallows, scaffold, noose, execution post, hanging frame

Antonyms

sanctuary, safety, protection, refuge, freedom, release, acquittal
Entrada 1
sanctuary, safety, protection, refuge
Entrada 2
freedom, release, acquittal

Colocaciones

public gibbet, medieval gibbet, gibbet execution, hang on the gibbet, sentenced to the gibbet, executed on the gibbet
Entrada 1
public gibbet, medieval gibbet, gibbet execution
Entrada 2
hang on the gibbet, sentenced to the gibbet, executed on the gibbet

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