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1 gas chamber
(a room in which people are killed by means of gas: Many people were sent to the gas chamber in World War II.) θάλαμος αερίων -
2 gas
[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) αέριο2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) υγραέριο, γκάζι3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) αναισθητικό αέριο4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) ασφυξιογόνο αέριο, δακρυγόνο2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) δηλητηριάζω με αέριο- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
- gasoline
- gasolene
- gas station
- gasworks
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Gas Chamber — Gas Chamber … Википедия
gas chamber — gas chambers N COUNT A gas chamber is a room that has been specially built so that it can be filled with poisonous gas in order to kill people or animals … English dictionary
gas chamber — gas .chamber n a large room in which people or animals are killed with poisonous gas … Dictionary of contemporary English
gas chamber — gas ,chamber noun count a building or room where officials kill prisoners by filling the air with poison gas … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gas chamber — ► NOUN ▪ an airtight room that can be filled with poisonous gas to kill people or animals … English terms dictionary
gas chamber — n. a room in which people are put to be killed with poison gas … English World dictionary
Gas chamber — A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. The most commonly used poisonous agent is hydrogen cyanide; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide have also been used.… … Wikipedia
gas chamber — an enclosure used for the execution of prisoners by means of a poisonous gas. [1935 40] * * * ▪ execution device method of executing condemned prisoners by lethal gas. The gas chamber was first adopted in the U.S. state of Nevada in… … Universalium
gas chamber — noun instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑death chamber • Hypernyms: ↑instrument of execution * * * noun, pl ⋯ bers [count] : a room in which… … Useful english dictionary
gas chamber — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms gas chamber : singular gas chamber plural gas chambers a building or room where officials kill prisoners by filling the air with poison gas … English dictionary
gas chamber — Synonyms and related words: Belsen, abattoir, aceldama, ax, beheading, block, burning, butchery, capital punishment, concentration camp, cross, crucifixion, death chair, death chamber, decapitation, decollation, defenestration, drop, electric… … Moby Thesaurus
