The meaning of Guillotine

Guillotine – definition

noun
A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.
Usage examples:
The king was beheaded on the guillotine on january 21, 1793.

verb
Execute (someone) by guillotine.
Usage examples:
Just before he was guillotined he made a speech vowing that he would return from the dead to punish…

noun
A device, invented in france, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame that was used for killing a person by cutting off his or her head
Usage examples:
During the french revolution, thousands of people were guillotined.

Guillotine translation into English

Guillotine: translate from English into Chinese

断头台

Guillotine: translate from English into Dutch

Guillotine, Valbijl, Guillotineren

Guillotine: translate from English into French

Guillotine, Guillotiner, Massicot, Massicoter

Guillotine: translate from English into German

Guillotine, Guillotinieren, Schneidemaschine, Fallbeil, Papierschneidemaschine, Beschränkung

Guillotine: translate from English into Hindi

गिलोटिन, सिर काटने का एक प्रकार का यन्त्र, विवाद या बहस बंद करना, गिलोटिन का व्यवहार करना, कागज काटने का यंत्र, सिर काटने का सरकने वाला यंत्र-विशेष

Guillotine: translate from English into Italian

Ghigliottina, Ghigliottinare, Tagliacarte a ghigliottina

Guillotine: translate from English into Korean

기요틴, 절단기, ...의 목을 단두대로 자르다, 토론의 종결

Guillotine: translate from English into Russian

Гильотина, Гильотинировать, Резальная машина, Гильотинирование прений, Срывать дискуссию, Жесткий регламент

Guillotine: translate from English into Spanish

Guillotina, Guillotinar, Cortador

Word origin

late 18th century: from French, named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), the French physician who recommended its use for executions in 1789.

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Guillotine – similar words

guillotiner

noun
A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.
Usage examples:
The king was beheaded on the guillotine on january 21, 1793.

verb
Execute (someone) by guillotine.
Usage examples:
Just before he was guillotined he made a speech vowing that he would return from the dead to punish…

All meanings and translations of Guillotiner

guillotined

verb
Execute (someone) by guillotine.
Usage examples:
Just before he was guillotined he made a speech vowing that he would return from the dead to punish…

noun
A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.
Usage examples:
The king was beheaded on the guillotine on january 21, 1793.

verb
Past simple and past participle of guillotine
Usage examples:
During the french revolution, thousands of people were guillotined., the bill was guillotined at th…

All meanings and translations of Guillotined

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