burial plot

collocation in English

meaningsofburialandplot

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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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plot
noun[C]
uk
/plɒt/us
/plɑːt/
the story of a book, film, ...
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(Definition ofburialandplotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She was asked whether she had booked aburialplotfor herself and her husband and told that if she had not she should do so quickly.
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There is a small familyburialplotnear the house, as well as various more recent outbuildings including a couple of 20th century barns.
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Upon his death he was buried in a familyburialploton the farm.
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Hisburialplotwas chosen by his family with two trees in the distance appearing as though they were goalpost uprights.
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In 1852, a monument was erected to those who died however the exact location of eitherburialplotis not known.
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Cremation plots or columbarium niches are usually cheaper than a traditionalburialplotor mausoleum crypt, and require less space.
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However, hisburialplotposition indicated that he was a probably a casualty of the events that day.
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His body was buried at the familyburialploton the family's own farm.
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This includes preparation of the body, the funeral service and localburialplot.
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A bearer party conveyed each coffin from a hearse to the designatedburialplot, and the chaplain conducted the funeral service.
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Theburialplotis small and as such is not in routine use.
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Theburialplot, originally designed to be raised a substantial height above the surrounding terrace, was lowered so that it was just three to four inches higher.
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Theburialplot, originally designed to be raised some height above the surrounding terrace, was lowered so that it was just three to four inches above the fieldstones.
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George follows her to the train station and insists that he really is dying and tells her he has bought aburialplot.
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A local undertaker offered to disinter and rebury any unclaimed body found in the cemetery, if someone purchased aburialplotfor the body some place else in the city.
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In 1846 the city began to grant free burial plots within the cemetery to civic, labor, and religious organizations.
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It also pointed out that three burial plots had already been sold on the west side of the planned route.
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The exact layout of the burial plots was left flexible as the number of burials needed was not known at that point.
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