charnels

noun

variants also charnel houses
plural of charnel
as in tombs

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  1. tombs
  2. vaults
  3. crypts
  4. coffins
Noun
  • This brings the total tombs uncovered at the Marina el-Alamein site to 48, said The Guardian.
    — Lea Tran, TheWeek, 10 July 2026
  • View gallery - 3 images Ancient pharaohs had round-the-clock guards watching their tombs.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
Definition of tombs
Noun
  • Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies’ management decisions, efficiency and financials.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Madonna is, like Paul McCartney this year, animated by rummaging through her own vaults.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Definition of vaults
Noun
  • One captures a white concrete community mausoleum, its crypts often empty, like absent teeth cavities, its coffins stolen presumably for anything valuable inside.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In Culiacan, in neighboring Sinaloa state, home to a cartel of the same name, there is a cemetery known for its luxury crypts and mausoleums for one-time kingpins like Ignacio Coronel — an old associate of El Mencho — and Arturo Beltrán Leyva.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of crypts
Noun
  • Several trucks arrived with coffins throughout Monday, according to the cemetery worker who spoke to CNN.
    — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Some reached out to touch the truck, which was also carrying the coffins of some of Khamenei’s family members.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 July 2026
Definition of coffins
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