0 a wooden structure used, especially in the past, to hang criminals from as a form of execution (= killing as a punishment):
New witnesses have cast doubt on some of the evidence that sent the 19-year-old to the gallows.
1 a raised, wooden structure used, esp. in the past, for hanging criminals
中文繁体
（尤指舊時的）絞刑架…
中文简体
（尤指旧时的）绞刑架…
Español
horca…
Português
forca…
Türk dili
darağacı…
Français
gibet…
Čeština
šibenice…
Dansk
galge…
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
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gallows
