Gas Chamber — Gas Chamber … Википедия
gas chamber — gas chambers N COUNT A gas chamber is a room that has been specially built so that it can be filled with poisonous gas in order to kill people or animals … English dictionary
gas chamber — gas .chamber n a large room in which people or animals are killed with poisonous gas … Dictionary of contemporary English
gas chamber — gas ,chamber noun count a building or room where officials kill prisoners by filling the air with poison gas … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gas chamber — ► NOUN ▪ an airtight room that can be filled with poisonous gas to kill people or animals … English terms dictionary
gas chamber — n. a room in which people are put to be killed with poison gas … English World dictionary
Gas chamber — A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. The most commonly used poisonous agent is hydrogen cyanide; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide have also been used.… … Wikipedia
gas chamber — an enclosure used for the execution of prisoners by means of a poisonous gas. [1935 40] * * * ▪ execution device method of executing condemned prisoners by lethal gas. The gas chamber was first adopted in the U.S. state of Nevada in… … Universalium
gas chamber — noun instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑death chamber • Hypernyms: ↑instrument of execution * * * noun, pl ⋯ bers [count] : a room in which… … Useful english dictionary
gas chamber — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms gas chamber : singular gas chamber plural gas chambers a building or room where officials kill prisoners by filling the air with poison gas … English dictionary
gas chamber — Synonyms and related words: Belsen, abattoir, aceldama, ax, beheading, block, burning, butchery, capital punishment, concentration camp, cross, crucifixion, death chair, death chamber, decapitation, decollation, defenestration, drop, electric… … Moby Thesaurus
