GAS CHAMBER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals

Synonyms:

death chamber; gas chamber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gas chamber" is a kind of...):

instrument of execution (an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person)

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