<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural gallowses, gallows.</li><li>a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging.</li><li>a similar structure from which something is suspended.</li><li>execution by hanging: a crime deserving of the gallows.</li><li>Also called gallows bitts.</li><li>Nautical. a support on the deck of a vessel, generally one of two or more, consisting of a crosspiece on two uprights, for spars, boats, etc.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>