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crematory
noun[ C ]
USuk /ˈkrem.ə.tər.i/ us /ˈkriː.mə.tɔːr.i /
a building where dead people's bodies are reduced to (= changed into something smaller) very small pieces of bone that look like ashes, by using extreme heat, or a piece of equipment that does this:
He opened a funeral home and crematory in Ohio.
First the body is transported to the crematory, where it is refrigerated until the death certificate is signed by the medical examiner.
The crematories' 6-foot-tall smokestacks emit only water vapour and heat.
Synonym
crematorium
With cremation rates on the rise, crematories are under siege just about everywhere.
Most funeral homes contract with an off-site crematory to handle the procedure.
They began illegally burning medical waste in the crematory.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Places where bodies are buried or cremated
burial ground
catacomb
cemetery
charnel house
churchyard
columbarium
crematorium
crypt
grave
graveside
graveyard
mausoleum
necropolis
ossuary
pyre
resting place
sepulchre
the pyramidsphrase
tomb
vault
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