crematory
Americannoun
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crematories
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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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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
In another room, Rudolf meets with the engineers of a crematory.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
“We live in a death-denying society,” says Melinda Ramos, a licensed embalmer, funeral director and crematory manager in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
“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
Return to Nature gave Wilson’s family and some others death certificates stating their loved ones’ remains had been handled by one of two crematories.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
The estimates also align more closely with the evidence of overwhelmed hospitals and crematories than the official figures do.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Health ministry data showed that the 28 crematories in Seoul city were operating at 114.2% capacity as of Monday, while the ratio stood at about 83% in other regions such as Sejong and Jeju.
From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2022
Officials have already allowed the 60 crematories across country to burn for longer hours starting last week, which raised their combined capacity from around 1,000 to 1,400 cremations per day.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
All such crematories to be subject at all times to inspection by an officer appointed by the government.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
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