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

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

However, one of those bishops, Richard Williamson, was later found to have falsely claimed the Nazis did not use gas chambers in the Holocaust and would later be prosecuted and convicted by a German court. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gas chamber

• bedchamber
• antechamber