slaughterhouse
noun
- commercial building in Wettingen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
- facility where animals are killed for consumption as food products
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsloː.tə(ɹ).haʊs/
noun
Etymology: From slaughter + house.
- A place where animals are slaughtered.
- The scene of a massacre.
“The smaller shells make a complete slaughterhouse of the bridge, and the splinters scythe through anyone out on deck.”