gas chamber

noun

: a chamber in which prisoners are executed by poison gas

Examples of gas chamber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The film also features former congressman George Santos participating in a game involving dolls representing liberal stereotypes, a mock gas chamber, and a button labeled Zyklon B, the poison used by the Nazis at their death camps. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

To lead a child to a gas chamber demands a hardness of heart that must be cultivated. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

In 2006, a sculpture of a gas chamber planned to be exhibited at a former synagogue in Germany generated backlash from Jewish groups; the work never made it on view. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

He was sentenced to death by gas chamber in 1989, but died of cancer in 2013 at age 53. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gas chamber

• bedchamber
• antechamber