abattoir

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French abattoir, from abattre (“to slaughter”) (cognate to abate) + -oir (“-ory”).

1. A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.

   “Once the cows reach maturity, they're sent to the abattoir.”

2. A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed.

   “The army's raid on the enemy turned into a major abattoir.”

   “The corridors where North Korean troops would be advancing [in a hypothetical invasion of South Korea] would almost certainly be turned into human abattoirs.”