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Meanings of death chair in English

Portuguese
cadeira elétrica
Spanish
silla mortal

An instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person.

cadeira elétrica
Usage of death chair in English
1
He'll go to the death chair sure if I can frame him.
The Big-Town Round-Up
2
It's the death chair for him and no lifeboat in sight.
The Big-Town Round-Up
3
So Jones will spend his days in prison, though he will escape the death chair.
The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories
4
Well, to tell the truth, Mr. Max, it seems sort of natural-like, me being here facing that death chair.
Native son
Translations for death chair