charnel house

See also: charnelhouse

English

Noun

charnel house (plural charnel houses)

1. a vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored

Alternative forms

• charnel-house

Synonyms

• crypt
• ossuary

Translations

vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored

• Latin: ossuārium n
• Polish: karner (pl) m
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• Romanian: osuar (ro) n
• Spanish: osario (es) m