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Definition of slaughterhouse noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

slaughterhouse

noun
 
/ˈslɔːtəhaʊs/
 
/ˈslɔːtərhaʊs/
(British English also abattoir)
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  1. a building where animals are killed for foodTopics Buildingsc2, Farmingc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySlaughterhouse is used before these nouns:
    • waste
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