guillotine – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
guillotine
n.
beheading device with a sharp blade which slides vertically in grooves (used mainly during the French Revolution);(British) paper cutter
v.
put to death by guillotine (device for beheading)
Guillotine
A
guillotine (; ) is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out
executions by
beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame in which a weighted and angled
blade is raised to the top and suspended. The condemned person is secured with stocks at the bottom of the frame, positioning the neck directly below the blade. The blade is then released, to fall swiftly and forcefully severing the head of the victim from the body with a single pass.
guillotine
Noun
1. closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
(synonym) closure by compartment
(hypernym) closure, cloture, gag rule, gag law
2. instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
(hypernym) instrument of execution
Verb
1. kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"
(hypernym) decapitate, behead
Guillotine (die)
nf.
guillotine, beheading device with a sharp blade which slides vertically in grooves
guillotine
nf.
guillotine, beheading device with a sharp blade which slides vertically in grooves (used mainly during the French Revolution)
guillotiner
v.
guillotine, put to death by guillotine (device for beheading)
