Plural for the killing of people on a large scale
“It included massacres, the deliberate genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, starvation, disease, and the first use of nuclear weapons in history.”
Plural for destruction or disaster on a large scale
“We in the present stand helpless as, with the aid of survivors and surviving testimonies, we look into the nightmarish deathscapes of the Holocaust, unable to intervene.”
Plural for a large fire, especially one that results in death and destruction
“The ship collided with the tug and its oil barge tow, creating a burning holocaust in the center of our port and city area.”
Plural for a crime that violates conventions of war
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