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gas chamber

/ˈɡæs ˌtʃeɪmbər/

Tradução: Câmara hermética ou sala projetada para ser preenchida com gás venenoso, usada para executar ou matar pessoas, historicamente associada à pena de morte e ao genocídio.

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/ˈɡæs ˌtʃeɪmbər/C1formal
  • ptCâmara hermética ou sala projetada para ser preenchida com gás venenoso, usada para executar ou matar pessoas, historicamente associada à pena de morte e ao genocídio.

A sealed room or chamber designed to be filled with poisonous gas for the purpose of execution or killing, historically associated with capital punishment and genocide.

  1. Execution methodC2formal

    A sealed room used for killing people or animals with poison gas, historically used in executions and genocides.

    ptCâmara de gás

    • The gas chamber was used as a method of execution in some countries.
    • Historical accounts describe the horrors of the gas chambers during the Holocaust.
    • The use of gas chambers for capital punishment has been widely condemned.