slaughterhouse meaning

Definition of slaughterhouse

1. a building where animals are butchered

   Synonyms: abattoir, butchery, shambles

   Type of: building

slaughterhouse in a sentence

• My grandpa used to work at a slaughterhouse.
• This building is not a slaughterhouse.
• Pigs are killed in the slaughterhouse.
• He's going to build slaughterhouses in Latvia.
• We're in a slaughterhouse.

How to pronounce slaughterhouse

slaughterhouse is pronounced /ˈslɔtɚhaʊs/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.