Gas Chamber (Noun)
Meaning
Instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The gas chamber was a method of execution used in some states in the United States until its use was largely discontinued in favor of lethal injection.
- During World War II, the Nazis used gas chambers to systematically murder millions of people in concentration camps.
- The gas chamber was originally designed as a more humane method of execution than hanging or firing squad.
- Some states in the US still have gas chambers as an option for capital punishment, although they are rarely used.
- The use of gas chambers as an instrument of execution has been widely criticized as inhumane and has been banned in many countries.