crematorium
[kree-muh-tawr-ee-uh m, -tohr-, krem-uh-]
- a crematory.
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Origin of crematorium
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Contemporary Examples
“The most frustrating part of this crematorium here is the carelessness of the Ebola team,” says Reeves.
Nobody can assure anybody and some of these authorities at the crematorium have very little background in science.
He spoke of burying Robinson and going straight back to work from the crematorium.
Before the body was sent to the crematorium, Shilling and Crump filled the casket with animal bones, meat, and a mannequin.
We drive past a small pond of foamy water where they dumped the ashes, to Gas Chamber and Crematorium II.
Historical Examples
In the suburbs of Manila there are now twelve cemeteries and one crematorium.
The Philippine IslandsJohn Foreman
Judith Apleon's body was conveyed to the crematorium and consumed.
The Mark of the BeastSidney Watson
For many years past that which has just been alluded to has ceased to exist, a crematorium having taken its place.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the ArmyCharles Alexander Gordon
Cambridge is one of the few American cities possessing a crematorium .
Thus there is no handling or exposure of the body after it reaches the crematorium.
crematorium
- British a building in which corpses are cremated
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