noun🔗ShareGibet, potenceAn upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display."The rusted gibbet on the hill served as a grim reminder of the town's harsh history and the punishment for serious crimes. "Le gibet rouillé sur la colline rappelait sinistrement l'histoire brutale de la ville et la punition des crimes graves.governmenthistorylawinhumanwarmilitaryweaponsocietybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePotence, gibetThe projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib."The construction worker carefully positioned the load on the crane's gibbet before lifting it. "L'ouvrier du bâtiment a soigneusement positionné la charge sur la potence de la grue avant de la soulever.architecturetechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGibetA human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal."The grim gibbet stood on the hill, a stark reminder of the fate that awaited those who defied the law. "Le gibet sinistre se dressait sur la colline, un rappel brutal du sort réservé à ceux qui défiaient la loi.historylawbuildingstructuregovernmentinhumansocietywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExécuter sur un gibet, exposer sur un gibetTo execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet."The town threatened to gibbet the traitor as a warning to others. "La ville menaça d'exécuter le traître sur un gibet pour servir d'avertissement aux autres.governmentlawhistorymilitarywaractioneventinhumanbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExposer au ridicule, bafouerTo expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn."The internet can gibbet someone's mistake for years, even if they apologize sincerely. "Internet peut exposer au ridicule l'erreur de quelqu'un pendant des années, même s'il s'excuse sincèrement.attitudeactioncharactercommunicationsocietymoralemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
