gas chamber

noun

: a chamber in which prisoners are executed by poison gas

Examples of gas chamber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Shot in Sweden in 1972, the film told the tale of a clown taken to a concentration camp and tasked with walking children to gas chambers. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024 This is being carried out using mobile carts with carbon dioxide gas chambers, a common culling method. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024 The app centers on the story of Polish survivor Thomas Blatt, who escaped from Sobibor during a famous 1943 uprising and created a detailed map from memory, including key locations such as the barracks, guard towers, gas chambers and mass graves. Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024 Catherine stole a piece of bread to give to a starving Tania, who was caught with the bread and beaten in front of Catherine and sent to a gas chamber. Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gas chamber 

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Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gas chamber was in 1933

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“Gas chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20chamber. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.

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