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

The book is famously not actually about slaughterhouses. —Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024

But Fremont is home to three massive meat-processing plants that need workers, and with young locals leaving, Central American migrants have kept the slaughterhouses humming and transformed the community. —Jana Kasperkevic, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2024

Why Bobby Mackey bought a haunted bar The grounds for Bobby Mackey's Music World were once home to a 19th-century slaughterhouse, which was later torn down. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024

The Times' account included details of a 14-year-old boy who was maimed while cleaning a conveyor belt in a deboning area at a Perdue slaughterhouse in rural Virginia. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2024

History of Bobby Mackey's Music World Before there was Bobby Mackey's, the grounds were home to a 19th-century slaughterhouse, which was later torn down. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024

Some Chinese companies or local intermediaries buy and slaughter donkeys legally, but government officials have also dismantled clandestine slaughterhouses. —Siyi Zhao, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024

Better check behind every bush and tree, because this movie will convince you every sleepy suburb is a slaughterhouse in the making. —Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2023

Federal labor law bans the hiring of minors in several hazardous work sites, including slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants. —Michael Goldberg, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

slaughterhouse

noun

slaugh·​ter·​house ˈslȯt-ər-ˌhau̇s 

: an establishment where animals are butchered