Guillotines

/ˈɡɪləˌtinz/ noun

Definition

Plural of guillotine; multiple execution devices consisting of a heavy blade that falls to behead a person, or the act of executing with these devices.

Etymology

From guillotine (machine named after advocate Dr. Joseph Guillotin, 1738-1814) pluralized with -s. The device became widespread during the French Revolution and became iconic in history.

Kelly Says

Paris had so many guillotines during the Terror that they were positioned across different neighborhoods to speed up executions—it's one of history's darkest examples of industrial efficiency applied to killing.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ギロチン
girochin
ARالعربية
منشارات
man-sha-rat
BNবাংলা
গিলোটিন
hwi-yo-tin
CACatalà
guillotines
hwi-yo-ti-nes
CSČeština
guillotiny
hwi-yo-ti-ny
DADansk
guillotiner
hwi-yo-ti-ne-ren
DEDeutsch
Guillotinen
hwi-yo-ti-nen
ELΕλληνικά
γκιλοτίνες
hwi-yo-ti-nes
ESEspañol
guillotinas
hwi-yo-ti-nas
FAفارسی
گیلوتین
hwi-yo-tin
FISuomi
guillotinit
hwi-yo-ti-ni-t
FRFrançais
guillotines
hwi-yo-tin
GUGU
ગિલોટીન
hwi-yo-tin
HAHA
guillotine
hwi-yo-tin
HEעברית
מכונות הוצאה להורג
machonot hutz-ah le-hor-g
HIहिन्दी
गिलोटिन
gilotin
HUMagyar
guillotine
hwi-yo-tin
IDBahasa Indonesia
guillotine
hwi-yo-tin
IGIG
guillotine
hwi-yo-tin
ITItaliano
guillotine
hwi-yo-ti-ne
JA日本語
ギロチン
girochin
KKKK
гильотина
hwi-yo-ti-na
KMKM
គ្មាន
k'mān
KO한국어
기러틴
ki-reotin
MRMR
गिलोटिन
hwi-yo-tin
MSBahasa Melayu
guillotine
hwi-yo-tin
MYမြန်မာ
illotine
hwi-yo-tin
NLNederlands
guillotines
hwi-yo-ti-nes
NONorsk
guillotiner
hwi-yo-ti-ne-ren
PAPA
ਗਿਲੋਟਿਨ
hwi-yo-tin
PLPolski
guillotiny
hwi-yo-ti-ny
PTPortuguês
guillotinas
hwi-yo-ti-nas
RORomână
guillotine
hwi-yo-ti-na
RUРусский
гильотины
hwi-yo-ti-ny
SVSvenska
guillotiner
hwi-yo-ti-ne-ren
SWKiswahili
guillotine
hwi-yo-tin
TAதமிழ்
குத்தூரங்கள்
kut-thoo-ra-nga-l
TEతెలుగు
గిలొటీన్లు
hwi-yo-tin-lu
THไทย
เครื่องตัดศีรษะ
khrueang dt-sat si-rat
TLTL
guillotine
hwi-yo-tin
TRTürkçe
guillotinler
hwi-yo-tin-ler
UKУкраїнська
гільотини
hwi-yo-ti-ny
URاردو
گیلوتین
hwi-yo-tin
VITiếng Việt
những chiếc guillotine
nhu-the-chi-ec hwi-yo-tin
YOYO
guillotine
hwi-yo-tin
ZH中文
断头台
duàn tóu tái
ZUZU
guillotine
hwi-yo-tin

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