charnel house
noun [C] /ˈtʃɑː.nəlˌhaʊs/
/ˈtʃɑːr-/ old useDefinition
› a building where the bodies of dead people are keptPlaces where bodies are buried or cremated
(Definition of charnel house noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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