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单词 noyade
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Definition of noyade in English:

noyade

noun nwɑːˈjɑːdnwäˈyäd
historical
  • An execution carried out by drowning.

    〈史〉溺刑

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Perhaps 1,800 perished altogether in the noyades, and their bodies were washed up on the tidal banks of the Loire for weeks afterwards.
    • Although absent from the novel's descriptive chain of images, the noyade makes itself known to the reader by scattered traces throughout the text.
    Synonyms
    capital punishment, the death penalty, being put to death, killing

Origin

Early 19th century (referring especially to a mass execution by drowning, carried out in France in 1794): from French, literally 'drowning', from the verb noyer, from Latin necare 'kill without use of a weapon', later 'drown'.

Definition of noyade in US English:

noyade

nounnwäˈyäd
historical
  • An execution carried out by drowning.

    〈史〉溺刑

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although absent from the novel's descriptive chain of images, the noyade makes itself known to the reader by scattered traces throughout the text.
    • Perhaps 1,800 perished altogether in the noyades, and their bodies were washed up on the tidal banks of the Loire for weeks afterwards.
    Synonyms
    capital punishment, the death penalty, being put to death, killing

Origin

Early 19th century (referring especially to a mass execution by drowning, carried out in France in 1794): from French, literally ‘drowning’, from the verb noyer, from Latin necare ‘kill without use of a weapon’, later ‘drown’.

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