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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈɡæloʊz/ · UK /ˈɡæləʊz/
gallows means: A frame with a beam from which people are killed by hanging with a rope.
noun
A frame with a beam from which people are killed by hanging with a rope.
- The prisoner was led to the gallows.
- A rope hung from the wooden gallows.
- The old gallows stood outside the prison walls.
A frame with upright posts and a horizontal beam used for hanging objects.
- The bell hangs from a gallows.
- They built a timber gallows to support the load.
- A metal gallows held the suspended equipment.
The main supporting frame of an old steam engine with a large moving beam.
- The engine's gallows supported the beam.
- Engineers inspected the iron gallows for cracks.
- The museum preserved the gallows of the old beam engine.
Questions about gallows
What does gallows mean?
A frame with a beam from which people are killed by hanging with a rope.
What is gallows in other languages?
Türkçe: darağacı · Español: horca · Français: potence · Deutsch: Galgen · Italiano: forca · 日本語: 絞首台
How do you pronounce gallows?
In American English /ˈɡæloʊz/; in British English /ˈɡæləʊz/.
How do you use gallows in a sentence?
The prisoner was led to the gallows. A rope hung from the wooden gallows.
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