gallows
structure for execution by hanging
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gallows
Summary
gallows ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,482 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- gallows is a type of architectural structure[2].
- gallows is a type of appliance[3].
- gallows is used for execution by hanging[4].
- gallows's Commons category is recorded as Gallows[5].
- gallows comprises scaffold[6].
- gallows comprises trapdoor[7].
- gallows comprises noose[8].
- gallows's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gallows[9].
- gallows's Commons gallery is recorded as Gallows[10].
- gallows's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[11].
- gallows's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
- gallows's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[13].
- gallows's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
- gallows's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
- gallows's has effect is recorded as tearing[16].
- gallows's has effect is recorded as strangling[17].
- gallows's has effect is recorded as decapitation[18].
- gallows's different from is recorded as gallows[19].
- gallows's uses is recorded as human body weight[20].
- gallows's uses is recorded as fall[21].
- gallows's has goal is recorded as tearing[22].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include architectural structure[2] and appliance[3].
Use and Application
gallows is used for execution by hanging[4]. Components include scaffold[6]; trapdoor[7]; and noose[8], a knot tying[23].
Influence
Things named for gallows include black comedy[24], a comedic genre[25].
Why It Matters
gallows ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,482 views/month).[1] gallows has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] gallows is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for gallows include black comedy[24], a comedic genre[25].