slaughterhouse

noun

slaugh·​ter·​house ˈslȯ-tər-ˌhau̇s 

: an establishment where animals are butchered

Examples of slaughterhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If a sick animal did end up at a slaughterhouse, the US Department of Agriculture’s thorough meat inspection system would very likely spot it, separate it from others and deem it US Suspect. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Nothing justified their threats to turn a civilian airport terminal into a slaughterhouse. — Anne Neuberger, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Kroutsick initially gave him a job tending the kitchen fires but after a year, my father’s German was so good that Kroutsick promoted him to his courier and moved him into his villa on the slaughterhouse grounds. — Jason Prokowiew, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Ironically, Vonnegut and 150 of his fellow prisoners were safely locked in a slaughterhouse meat locker while the city burned. — Spin Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for slaughterhouse

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• summerhouse

Kids Definition

slaughterhouse

noun

slaugh·​ter·​house ˈslȯt-ər-ˌhau̇s 

: an establishment where animals are butchered