pyrenoun [ C ]
uk/paɪər/us/paɪr/a large pile of wood on which a dead body is burned in some parts of the world:
A traditional Hindu custom used to involve widows burning themselves alive on their husbands' funeral pyres.
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Places where bodies are buried or cremated
- burial ground
- catacomb
- cemetery
- charnel house
- churchyard
- crematorium
- crypt
- grave
- graveside
- graveyard
- mausoleum
- necropolis
- resting place
- sepulchre
- the Pyramids
- tomb
- vault