ossuary
noun[C]
uk/ˈɒs.jʊə.ri/us/ˈɑː.sjuː.ər.i/aplacewhere thebonesofdeadpeoplearekept:
尸骨存放所;埋有古代遗骨的洞穴Thebonesare sometimesremovedto an ossuary to make moreroomin thecemetery.这些骨头有时会被移到一个尸骨存放所,以便在墓地中腾出更多的空间。
Places where bodies are buried or cremated
- burial ground
- catacomb
- cemetery
- charnel house
- churchyard
- columbarium
- crematorium
- crypt
- grave
- graveside
- graveyard
- mausoleum
- necropolis
- pyre
- resting place
- sepulchre
- the Pyramids
- tomb
- vault