crematorium

noun cre·ma·to·ri·um \ ˌkrē-mə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm , ˌkre- \

Definition of crematorium

plural crematoriums or crematoria play \ˌkrē-mə-ˈtȯr-ē-ə, ˌkre-\

:crematory

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— mike scott, NOLA.com, "What's new on Netflix in August 2017? From 'Sing' to 'Marvel's The Defenders'," 31 July 2017
And with too few crematoria in high-population centers like Tokyo, things are only expected to get worse.

— erin blakemore, Smithsonian, "“Corpse Hotels” Are in Demand in Japan," 6 July 2017
Wrap the rest of the carcass in a plastic bag secured by duct tape and drag it into a refrigerated semitrailer, ultimately bound for a pet crematorium in Poynette.

— rick romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "With deer hunting woven into our cultural and economic fabric, a threat to the herd could turn catastrophic," 6 July 2017
But transforming a historically industrial area into a welcoming gateway may be a challenge as auto-repair shops, two cement companies and a funeral crematorium dot the road’s landscape.

— stephen hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Winter Garden, Ocoee work together on SR 429 corridor, new gateway," 25 June 2017
Orwell’s friends died, then disappeared — the NKVD, Stalin’s secret police, built a special crematorium in Barcelona to dispose of the bodies.

— mary ann gwinn, chicagotribune.com, "What do George Orwell and Winston Churchill have in common? A new book has the answer," 31 May 2017
The outdoor memorial is steps away from the museum, and features the now-empty canisters on display behind glass in the hospital's original crematorium.

— beth nakamura, OregonLive.com, "The best museum you've never heard of: Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health," 27 May 2017
Orwell’s friends died, then disappeared — the NKVD, Stalin’s secret police, built a special crematorium in Barcelona to dispose of the bodies.

— mary ann gwinn, latimes.com, "What do George Orwell and Winston Churchill have in common? A new book has the answer," 19 May 2017
According to Stuart Jones, the acting assistant secretary for Near Eastern Affairs at the U.S. State Department, recently declassified reports and photos show a crematorium at the Saydnaya military prison near the Syrian capital of Damascus.

— aria bendix, The Atlantic, "U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Syria," 17 May 2017

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