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单词 charnel house
释义

charnel house


charnel house

n.1. A building, room, or vault in which the bones or bodies of the dead are placed; a charnel.2. A scene or place of great physical suffering and loss of life: The bombing turned the barracks into a charnel house.

charnel house

n (esp formerly) a building or vault where corpses or bones are deposited

char′nel house`


n. a house or place in which the bodies or bones of the dead are deposited. [1550–60]
Thesaurus
Noun1.charnel house - a vault or building where corpses or bones are depositedcharnelburial vault, vault - a burial chamber (usually underground)
Translations

charnel house


charnel house

A building or chamber for the deposit of the bones of the dead.

charnel house


  • noun

Synonyms for charnel house

noun a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited

Synonyms

  • charnel

Related Words

  • burial vault
  • vault
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