crematory

noun cre·ma·to·ry \ ˈkrē-mə-ˌtȯr-ē , ˈkre- \

Updated on: 2 Apr 2018

Definition of crematory

plural crematories

: a furnace for cremating; also : an establishment containing such a furnace

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crematory

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Other implants, like plastic urinary pessaries or penile pumps, would never even be seen by a crematory worker.

— hayley campbell, WIRED, "A New Way to Dispose of Corpses—With Chemistry!," 27 Mar. 2018
The Germans, needing slave labor in their drive to gobble up Europe, herded Jews into a constellation of camps — some in urban factories, some at sprawling sites like Auschwitz-Birkenau, known more for their gas chambers and crematories.

— joseph berger, New York Times, "Sala Kirschner, 94, Whose Trove of Letters Told of the Holocaust, Dies," 13 Mar. 2018
The first modern crematory was built in the U.S. in 1876.

— caren chesler, Popular Mechanics, "Burning Out: What Really Happens Inside a Crematorium," 1 Mar. 2018
Today, there are more than 2,100 crematories around the United States, and the cremation resurgence isn’t just about cost.

— caren chesler, Popular Mechanics, "Burning Out: What Really Happens Inside a Crematorium," 1 Mar. 2018
Debasish's teenage son had downloaded the music of his uncle's favorite singer into his phone, and Kishore Kumar's voice warbled from the hearse's speakers en route to the crematory.

— author: john branch, Anchorage Daily News, "Deliverance from 27,000 feet: The journey home for 2 climbers who perished on Everest," 19 Dec. 2017
Rick Vonderwell, who manages Tails Remembered, a pet crematory in Delphos, Ohio, uses the effluent at his farm, as do several large universities.

— jonah engel bromwich, New York Times, "An Alternative to Burial and Cremation Gains Popularity," 19 Oct. 2017
Akron Burial Vault makes concrete burial vaults and has a crematory, Company president Marty Ebie said.

— kaylee remington, cleveland.com, "Trespasser tried to cremate corpse at Akron Burial Vault, police say," 28 Sep. 2017
Byrd and Flanigan plans to redevelop the property with a new 5,000-square-foot funeral home/assembly hall and a 4,000-square-foot pet crematory building.

— karen huppertz, ajc, "Lawrenceville approves funeral home expansion," 12 Sep. 2017

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: a place where the bodies of dead people are cremated

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noun cre·ma·to·ry \ ˈkrē-mə-ˌtōr-ē, ˈkrem-ə-, -ˌtȯr- \

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plural crematories

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