crematory
Americannoun
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a place, as a funeral establishment, at which cremation is done.
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a furnace for cremating.
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Example Sentences
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She was placed in a zipped body bag and taken to the Ankeny Funeral Home & Crematory, where workers found that she was breathing and called 911, the report said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2023
The death was reported in an obituary posted on the website of the Avery-Storti Funeral Home and Crematory in Wakefield, R.I.
From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023
Her body was then transferred to a funeral home and she was later cremated at the Brooksville Crematory in Brooksville, Fla., the outlet reports.
From Fox News • Aug. 19, 2020
It was much the same at the Fresh Pond Crematory in Middle Village, Queens, where the four cast-iron units are handling more than 75 bodies each week, up from the usual 45.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2020
Marlenee, who lived in Bozeman, died Sunday, according to a notice by Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service and Crematory.
From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2020
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