burial ground

American  

noun

1. a tract of land for burial of the dead; a cemetery, often a small or primitive one.

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burial ground British  

noun

1. a graveyard or cemetery

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Etymology

Origin of burial ground

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

While we were researching this history, a former staff member at Cheltenham who had worked at the facility for more than 40 years told us about a burial ground on the property.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Compounding this painful apathy is the fact that state officials were made aware of the burial ground by at least the 1970s.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

"The analyses provide insight into social organisation in the Stone Age," says Paul Wallin, Professor of Archaeology and an expert on the Ajvide burial ground.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

The storied 478-acre Brooklyn burial ground, like many across the U.S., is running out of room for new occupants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The area was half-gentrified now, but it still held old corners and dark alleys, an abandoned burial ground and a church with an Italianate campanile standing guard over the boatyard and the chandlery.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

Related Words

• cemetery
• graveyard