gallows

forca, patibolo

Struttura con una trave dalla quale si uccidono persone impiccandole con una corda.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: gibbet

Espressioni comuni: the gallows, gallows rope, send to gallows

struttura di sospensione

Struttura con montanti verticali e una trave orizzontale usata per appendere oggetti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: support frame

Espressioni comuni: wooden gallows, gallows frame

telaio della macchina a bilanciere

Struttura portante principale di una vecchia macchina a vapore con una grande trave mobile.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: engine gallows, gallows frame