How do you pronounce gallows?

gallows is pronounced as /ˈɡæloʊz/.

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gallows

🪓gallows (galowz)

noun

/ˈɡæloʊz/

échafaud (échafaud)

gallon galore

Signification

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

Traduction de la signification

Une structure utilisée pour pendre les criminels condamnés à mort

Phrases d'exemple

The criminal was led to the gallows at dawn.

Le criminel a été emmené à l'échafaud à l'aube.

Expressions d'exemple

to laugh on the gallows

rire sur l'échafaud

Synonymes

scaffold, execution platform, hanging place, gibbet

Antonymes

freedom, release

Collocations

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

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