death chair
Lethal current throne
Death chair is slang for the electric chair used in executions.
The term emphasizes the instrument's lethal purpose more starkly than the clinical "electric chair." It appears in casual speech and crime narratives: They're gonna put him in the death chair.
Sometimes used loosely for any execution apparatus.
- execution chamberRoom for state killings
- GuillotineFalling blade execution device
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- witnessOne who attests
- prison guardCorrectional facility officer
green mile · current · guard · wires · smoke · burn · straps · helmet · condemned · cable · high voltage · electric current · Sing Sing · seat · metal · wood · spark · pad
purpose/outcome
death chairlife support
Systems maintaining vital functions
hospital bed · birthing chair · ICU bed · wheelchair · recliner