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impalement

/ɪmˈpeɪl.mənt/

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noun

/ɪmˈpeɪl.mənt/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее действие по протыканию или пробиванию кого-либо или чего-либо заострённым колом, исторически использовавшееся как форма наказания или пытки.

A noun referring to the act of piercing or transfixing someone or something with a sharpened stake, historically used as a form of punishment or torture.

uncountable

  1. Piercing with a stakeC2formal

    The act of piercing or transfixing a person or animal with a sharpened object, historically used as a method of execution or torture.

    ruПосажение на кол

    • The historical account described the brutal impalement of prisoners.
    • Impalement was a common punishment in certain medieval societies.
    • The novel vividly depicted the horror of impalement as a war crime.

    Synonymspiercing

Forms
  • impalements plural form
  • impalements' possessive plural form
  • impalement's possessive singular form