An abattoir is a place where animals are killed in order to provide meat.
[British]regional note: in AM, use slaughterhouse
Synonyms: slaughterhouse, shambles, butchery More Synonyms of abattoir
abattoir in British English
(ˈæbəˌtwɑː)
noun
another name for slaughterhouse
Word origin
C19: French, from abattre to fell
abattoir in American English
(ˈæbəˌtwɑr; ˌ æbəˈtwɑr)
noun
a slaughterhouse
Word origin
Fr < abattre: see abate
Examples of 'abattoir' in a sentence
abattoir
Police and food standards inspectors raided a British abattoir and meat processing company yesterday on suspicion that they were passing off horsemeat as beef.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Three other workers at the abattoir have been suspended by the FSA.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Chinese translation of 'abattoir'
abattoir
(ˈæbətwɑːʳ) (Brit)
n(c)
屠宰场(場) (túzǎichǎng)
美 = slaughterhouse
Nearby words of
abattoir
abandon
abandoned
abate
abattoir
abbey
abbreviation
abdomen
(noun)
Definition
a slaughterhouse
The report said that conditions in the abattoir were appalling.