lethal chamber

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noun

a room or enclosure where animals may be killed by exposure to a poison gas.

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Origin of lethal chamber

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby lethal chamber

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How to use lethal chamber in a sentence

A regiment of United States lancers were drawn up in a hollow square round the Lethal Chamber.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Constance asked me if I had seen the ceremonies at the Lethal Chamber.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The electric lights were sparkling among the trees, and the new moon shone in the sky above the Lethal Chamber.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I looked at the Lethal Chamber on the corner of the square opposite.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I took his offered hand, and we strolled toward the Lethal Chamber.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Imagine some caterpillar reader shuddering at this horror—this lethal chamber where prominent caterpillars are slowly eaten alive.
The Crow's Nest|Clarence Day, Jr.
If only he could burn them through and free himself and the professor before any of the pigmies re-entered that lethal chamber!
Astounding Stories, July, 1931|Various
It is because some writers have recognised this that they suggest the lethal chamber as a suitable place for them.
The Criminal & the Community|James Devon
Every man on fulfilling that period will avail himself of the Municipal Lethal Chamber.
A Christmas Garland|Max Beerbohm
And presently he sees, radiant in the sunlight, the pleasant white-tiled dome of the lethal chamber.
A Christmas Garland|Max Beerbohm