gallows
/ˈgæləʊz/plural noun
usu. treated as sing.
1- a structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals绞刑架, 绞台。
1.1
- (the gallows) execution by hanging绞刑：
he was saved from the gallows by a last-minute reprieve.
最后一刻的缓刑令使他得以免受绞刑。
词源
Old English galga, gealga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch galg and German Galgen; reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse gálgi.