crematory
Americannoun
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crematories
plural
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a place, as a funeral establishment, at which cremation is done.
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a furnace for cremating.
adjective
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Origin of crematory
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At the only public cemetery in Caracas, the two crematory ovens have been working at full capacity.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Many of the pacemakers come from Implant Recycling, LLC, a Michigan environmental and recycling company that services the crematory and cemetery industries.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024
She visited a crematory and a crowded hospital, where rolling beds lined the hallway.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2024
Matt Clark said Harford acknowledged to police that he could not find a crematory to process the 63-year-old woman’s body and decided to store it in the hearse.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
“In fact,” he said, “the general plan of the furnace was not unlike that of a crematory for dead bodies, and with the provision already described there would be absolutely no odor from the furnace.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Some trumpet their connections to workers at various crematories and hospitals.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
The Seoul City government instructed crematories to burn more bodies per day as part of plans to support the funeral proceedings.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
"We've discussed ways to reinforce the crematories to reduce public inconvenience," health ministry official Son Young-rae said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2022
A catastrophic second wave of the coronavirus and a halting government response filled hospitals and crematories.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
I think it was during our sixth week in Galveston, when, happening to pass one of these primitive crematories, I stopped to interview the man in charge.
From A Story of the Red Cross Glimpses of Field Work by Clara Barton
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