gallows
Meaning of gallows
plural noun
a structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals.
Old English galga, gealga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch galg and German Galgen ; reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse gálgi .
Information about gallows
- It is a name.
- The singular form of gallows is: gallow.
- Languages in which gallows is used:
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Hyphenation of gallows
gal-lows
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- gallows is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
gallows synonyms
Meaning a gallows:
Meaning a raised wooden platform used formerly for the public execution of criminals:
Meaning a kind of crane with a movable pivoted arm for moving heavy weights, especially on a ship:
Meaning the crux or central point of a matter:
Translation of gallows
Words that rhyme with gallows
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