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gas chamber

–noun
an enclosure used for the execution of prisoners by means of a poisonous gas.

Origin:
1935–40
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gas chamber  
n.  A sealed enclosure in which condemned prisoners are executed by poison gas.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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gas chamber

method of executing condemned prisoners by lethal gas

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