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DictionarytombBurial place
noun

tomb

TOOM/tuːm/

A place or structure where a dead person is buried.

The tomb contains a sealed stone sarcophagus.

A small aboveground stone burial chamber with an open entrance revealing a sealed stone sarcophagus, clearly distinguishing the structure from an ordinary building.
Etymology
tombGreekmound, burial mound, grave

Greek tymbos meant a mound, especially a burial mound, and also a grave. The burial-place meaning survives in tomb, including a chamber or structure housing the dead.

In context

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There was a huge burial mound here. It was 110 meters in diameter and 13 meters high. Only a third of the tomb is sticking out. The main chamber is hidden underground.
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More examples

  • Flowers lay beside the tomb.
  • Archaeologists examined the sealed tomb.
  • A path led visitors past several tombs.

Forms

tomb · tombs

Similar words

grave
A burial place in the ground.
mausoleum
A substantial building containing tombs.