gallows

[US]/'gæləʊz/

[UK]/'gæloz/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a structure typically used for hangings, especially a wooden frame with a noose used for execution by hanging

gallows pole

meet the gallows

gallows humor

The murderer was sent to the gallows for his crimes.

He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.

The criminal was sentenced to hang on the gallows.

The gallows stood ominously in the town square.

The condemned man walked towards the gallows with a heavy heart.

The executioner prepared the gallows for the upcoming hanging.

The crowd gathered to witness the public execution on the gallows.

The gallows creaked as the condemned man was hanged.

The gallows symbolized the harsh justice of the medieval era.

The condemned prisoner's last moments were spent on the gallows.

The townspeople gathered to watch the hanging on the gallows.

The gallows loomed menacingly over the condemned man.

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