slaughterhouse

noun

slaugh·ter·house | \ ˈslȯ-tər-ˌhau̇s

Definition of slaughterhouse

: an establishment where animals are butchered

Examples of slaughterhouse in a Sentence

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Farm animals endure intolerable cruelty every day in factory farms, slaughterhouses and in transit, and their abuse is largely hidden. — Michael Harriot, The Root, "I Wanted to Attend This Vigil For a Dead Chicken Just to Say I Was At The Whitest Thing That Ever Happened," 12 June 2018 A few miles downriver from the Fayetteville Works is the world’s largest hog slaughterhouse, once part of the Smithfield Foods empire and since 2013 controlled by a Chinese conglomerate. — Ken Otterbourg, Fortune, "Teflon’s River of Fear," 24 May 2018 Scotland’s largest pig slaughterhouse was forced to shut. — The Economist, "Shortages of carbon dioxide in Europe may get worse," 5 July 2018 So did the infrastructure those animals demanded: slaughterhouses. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "There will be blood: Some District neighborhoods once sported memorable names," 19 June 2018 Animal Control and the slaughterhouse were inundated with calls from citizens, begging them to spare Queenie’s life. — Longreads, "Wild At Heart," 17 May 2018 Blood Meal This fast-acting fertilizer, made from slaughterhouse waste, is a potent, easy-to-find source of nitrogen. — Beth Hanson, Good Housekeeping, "Grow Healthier Crops Using These Natural Nitrogen Sources," 24 Aug. 2015 In April, dozens of animal rights activists gathered at a slaughterhouse in Yvelines to disrupt operations, and five were later detained by police. — Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, "France’s butchers fear the wrath of ‘militant vegans’," 28 June 2018 In April, dozens of animal rights activists gathered at a slaughterhouse in Yvelines to disrupt operations, and five were later detained by police . — Rebecca Tan, BostonGlobe.com, "France’s butchers fear the wrath of ‘militant vegans’," 28 June 2018

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