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charnel house

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charnel house
n.
1. A building, room, or vault in which the bones or bodies of the dead are placed; a charnel.
2. A scene or place of great physical suffering and loss of life: The bombing turned the barracks into a charnel house.
charnel house
n
(esp formerly) a building or vault where corpses or bones are deposited
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.charnel house - a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
charnel
burial vault, vault - a burial chamber (usually underground)
Translations
charnel house
n (old) → Leichenhalle f; (for bones) → Beinhaus nt
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