Meaning Of The Word Guillotine

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What's The Definition Of Guillotine?

guillotine
A guillotine is a device used to execute people, especially in France in the past. A sharp blade was raised up on a frame and dropped onto the person's neck.

guillotine in American English
an instrument for beheading by means of a heavy blade dropped between two grooved uprights
to behead with a guillotine
noun: a device for beheading a person by means of a heavy blade that is dropped between two posts serving as guides: widely used during the French Revolution
transitive verb: to behead by the guillotine

guillotine in British English
noun
verb: to behead (a person) by guillotine

guillotine in Mechanical Engineering
noun: A guillotine is a device for cutting paper, sheet metal, or other sheet materials. It consists of a blade that is brought down onto the sheet.

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