ELECTRIC CHAIR

Meaning of ELECTRIC CHAIR in English

1. a chair used to electrocute criminals sentenced to death.

2. the penalty of legal electrocution.

[ 1870-75, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

ELECTRIC CHAIR — noun Date: 1889 a chair used in legal electrocution, the penalty of death by electrocution
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELECTRIC CHAIR — noun 1. : a chair used in carrying out the death penalty by electrocution 2. : the penalty of death …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELECTRIC CHAIR — chair used in the execution of criminals with sends an electrical shock through their body
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ELECTRIC CHAIR — Date: 1889 1. : a chair used in legal electrocution 2. : the penalty of death by electrocution
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELECTRIC CHAIR — Function: noun Date: 1889 1 : a chair used in legal electrocution 2 : the penalty of death by electrocution
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ELECTRIC CHAIR — ■ noun a chair in which convicted criminals are executed by electrocution.
Concise Oxford English vocab
ELECTRIC CHAIR — [electric chair] n (1889) 1: a chair used in legal electrocution 2: the penalty of death by electrocution
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ELECTRIC CHAIR — (usually the electric chair ) (also informal the chair ) noun [ sing. ] (especially in the US) a chair …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELECTRIC CHAIR — eˌlectric ˈchair BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular] a chair in which criminals are killed using electricity, especially in the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ELECTRIC CHAIR — ( electric chairs) The electric chair is a method of killing criminals, used especially in the United States, in which …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELECTRIC CHAIR — (~s) The ~ is a method of killing criminals, used especially in the United States, in which a person is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ELECTRIC CHAIR — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A world-wide protest movement tried to prevent their execution, but they eventually went to the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ELECTRIC CHAIR — Synonyms and related words : ax, block, cross, death chair, death chamber, drop, gallows, gallows-tree, gas chamber, gibbet, guillotine, halter, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ELECTRIC CHAIR — n [ usu sing ] a chair used in certain US states for executing criminals who have been condemned to …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул электрический стул (орудие казни)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ELECTRIC CHAIR — Электрический стул
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул ( орудие казни )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул ( орудие казни )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул ( орудие казни )
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ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ELECTRIC CHAIR — _n. электрический стул
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ELECTRIC CHAIR — n. электрический стул
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ELECTRIC CHAIR — _n. электрический стул
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ELECTRIC CHAIR — Электрический стул
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул (орудие казни в США)
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул Орудие смертной казни [capital punishment]; изобретение доктора А. Рокуэлла [Rockwell, Alphonse]. Применяется в штатах Алабама, Аризона, Арканзас, Вермонт, Вирджиния, …
ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул Орудие смертной казни [capital punishment]; изобретение доктора А. Рокуэлла [Rockwell, Alphonse]. Применяется в штатах Алабама, Аризона, Арканзас, Вермонт, …
ELECTRIC CHAIR — электрический стул электрический стул (орудие казни)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ELECTRIC — adj electric, electrical
Interlingua English vocab
ELECTRIC — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) electric eye electric automobile electric charge electric current electric dipole electric discharge lamp electric …
Английский словарь Британика
ELECTRIC — I. ə̇ˈlektrik, ēˈ-, -rēk adjective or elec·tri·cal -rə̇kəl, -rēk- Etymology: New Latin electricus produced from amber by friction, electric, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAIR — I. ˈche(ə)r, -a(a)(ə)r, -eə, -a(a)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chayere, from Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELECTRIC — /i lek"trik/ , adj. 1. pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock. 2. producing, transmitting, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAIR — — chairless , adj. /chair/ , n. 1. a seat, esp. for one person, usually having four legs for support …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELECTRIC — I. i-ˈlek-trik, ē- adjective Etymology: New Latin electricus produced from amber by friction, electric, from Medieval Latin, of amber, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHAIR — I. ˈcher noun Etymology: Middle English chaiere, from Anglo-French, from Latin cathedra, from Greek kathedra, from kata- cata- + hedra …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHAIR — vt to place in a chair. 2. chair ·noun a movable single seat with a back. 3. chair ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
ELECTRIC — [elec.tric] adj [NL electricus produced from amber by friction, electric, fr. ML, of amber, fr. L electrum amber, electrum, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHAIR — [chair] n [ME chaiere, fr. OF, fr. L cathedra, fr. Gk kathedra, fr. kata- cata- + hedra seat--more at sit] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHAIR — seat with a back, intended for one person. It is one of the most ancient forms of furniture, dating from …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELECTRIC — electric BrE AmE i ˈlek trɪk ə- ▷ electric|s s ▶ e ˌ lectric ˈ blanket BrE AmE ▶ e …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ELECTRIC — / ɪˈlektrɪk; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] connected with electricity; using, produced …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAIR — / tʃeə(r); NAmE tʃer/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a piece of furniture for one person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELECTRIC — e ‧ lec ‧ tric S2 W3 /ɪˈlektrɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ electrician , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHAIR — I. chair 1 S1 W2 /tʃeə $ tʃer/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ELECTRIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of, worked by, or charged with electricity; producing or capable of generating electricity. 2 causing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHAIR — n. & v. --n. 1 a separate seat for one person, of various forms, usu. having a back and four …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ELECTRIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, worked by, or charged with electricity; producing or capable of generating electricity. 2 causing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHAIR — n. & v. n. 1 a separate seat for one person, of various forms, usu. having a back and four …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ELECTRIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of, worked by, or charged with electricity; producing or capable of generating electricity. 2 causing …
Oxford English vocab
CHAIR — n. & v. --n. 1. a separate seat for one person, of various forms, usu. having a back and four …
Oxford English vocab
ELECTRIC — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An electric device or machine works …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAIR — ( chairs, chairing, chaired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A chair …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELECTRIC — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An ~ device or machine works …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ELECTRIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an acoustic/an electric/a classical guitar an electric/electricity cable ▪ Be careful you don't cut through …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHAIR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bath chair beach chair chair a committee (= be the person in charge of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ELECTRIC — [adjective]an electric blanket/car/kettle/lawnmower/lightSomething might be described as electric if it is very exciting and produces strong feelings.an electric performance/atmosphereThe electric …
Cambridge English vocab
ELECTRIC — n. electric circuit electric eye electric automobile electric charge electric current electric dipole electric discharge lamp electric eel electric field …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ELECTRIC — Synonyms and related words : Amtrak, baggage train, cable railroad, charged, choo-choo, cog railroad, cog railway, el, electric car, electric …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHAIR — Synonyms and related words : Eames chair, Hitchcock chair, TV chair, administer, administrate, anoint, armchair, armless chair, authority, ax, back …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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