crematory

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cre·ma·to·ry | \ ˈkrē-mə-ˌtȯr-ē

, ˈkre- \

plural crematories

Definition of crematory

: a furnace for cremating also : a place where the bodies of the dead are cremated : crematorium … to help families with the most complicated logistics: filing the death certificate, getting the body released from a hospital, transporting it to the crematory or cemetery. — April Dembosky

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Recent Examples on the Web Another major consideration: An estimated $300,000 price tag for the crematory, which includes the retort installation and training. — Michael Wetzel The Decatur Daily, al, "Why cremations are becoming increasingly common in Alabama," 7 Feb. 2021 The cemetery did not allow gatherings, so on a sweltering morning in early July, five of us said a few words over her in the loading bay behind the crematory, before her body went inside. — John Leland, New York Times, "How the Oldest Old Can Endure Even This," 1 Jan. 2021 With nearly 1,000 deaths recorded in Germany every day in the week before Christmas, a crematory in the eastern state of Saxony operated around the clock, straight through the holiday, to keep up. — New York Times, "E.U.’s Mass Vaccination Campaign Starts, With Nursing Homes as Focus," 27 Dec. 2020 Patrick Kearns, a funeral director in Queens, who in the spring regularly had to transport bodies to a crematory in Schenectady, N.Y., nearly three hours away, has noticed a two- or three-day backlog forming again at the city’s crematories. — Campbell Robertson, Star Tribune, "Virus deaths approach April 15 record amid changing U.S. crisis," 28 Nov. 2020 After an army convoy carted them to a crematory, another 80 arrived. — Dallas News, "Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 million," 29 Sep. 2020 After an army convoy carted them to a crematory, another 80 arrived. — Adam Geller, Anchorage Daily News, "Official worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 million," 29 Sep. 2020 After an army convoy carted them to a crematory, another 80 arrived. — The Salt Lake Tribune, "Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 million," 29 Sep. 2020 Tammy Wynn pushed her father’s body into a crematory furnace. — Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, "‘I didn’t feel alone anymore’: A 4-foot stretcher, pillows and support groups. This is animal hospice. And yes, it exists.," 21 Aug. 2020

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