slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butchery
(noun) the savage and excessive killing of many people
Source: WordNet® 3.1
carnage (usually uncountable, plural carnages)
Death and destruction.
Synonyms: massacre, bloodbath
The corpses, gore, etc. that remain after a massacre.
(figurative, slang) Any chaotic situation.
• insurrectionism
• cranage
Source: Wiktionary
Car"nage, n. Etym: [F. carnage, LL. carnaticum tribute of animals, flesh of animals, fr. L. caro, carnis, flesh. See Carnal.]
1. Flesh of slain animals or men. A miltitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage. Macaulay.
2. Great destruction of life, as in battle; bloodshed; slaughter; massacre; murder; havoc. The more fearful carnage of the Bloody Circuit. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2024
(noun) a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
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