gas chamber

noun

: a chamber in which prisoners are executed by poison gas

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Ramirez was given a total of 13 death sentences and was sentenced to be executed by gas chamber, The New York Times reported. Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 In later posts on X, the chatbot reversed itself and acknowledged that its earlier reply was wrong, saying it had been deleted, and pointed to historical evidence that Zyklon B was used to kill more than 1 million people in Auschwitz gas chambers. ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 Politico had recently published text messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat that contained quips about Hitler, gas chambers, slavery, and rape. Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 The text messages contained jokes about gas chambers, slavery, and rape. Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gas chamber

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First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gas chamber was in 1933

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“Gas chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20chamber. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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