burial pit

collocation in English

meaningsofburialandpit

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burial
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈber.i.əl/us
/ˈber.i.əl/
the act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected ...
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pit
noun[C]
uk
/pɪt/us
/pɪt/
a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in ...
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(Definition ofburialandpitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Let us take the example of the bubonic plagueburialpit.
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A geophysical survey, directly beneath the spot where the coin was found, seems to indicate the existence of a large rectangularburialpit.
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There were also some sherds found in one spot, and a secondaryburialpitcontaining: 70 bones, seven turquoise beads, and two copper rings.
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When the chief decided and everyone was present, all would gather around theburialpitfor the main ceremony.
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The amount of plutonium in the burial pits does not exceed 20kg and may be much less.
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The decontamination of that nuclear facility's building is now complete and the burial pits have been filled and capped off.
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They were transferred to vans and gassed to death with the exhaust fumes on the way to the burial pits in the forest.
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Ordinarily, burial pits ranged from 34 feet in depth, much shallower than today's.
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A section entitled all units must push on resolutely was followed by detailed plans for the digging of burial pits.
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New walkways were introduced with signs indicating points of interest, but close to the burial pits, bone fragments still litter the area.
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Ponticelli worked at digging burial pits and trenches.
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Nineteen small burial pits, located in an area approximately 100 ft by were identified at the site.
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A wall of posts screened a number of burial pits from the village.
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A few burials were multiple, while most burial pits contained single individuals.
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The village sites were mixed in with burial pits, and were often found above older burials.
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