crematorium
noun
cre·ma·to·ri·um
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm 
ˌkre-
plural crematoria
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtȯr-ē-ə
ˌkre-
or crematoriums
: an establishment or structure in which the bodies of the dead are cremated
He had two funerals in the morning, both bodies due for the crematorium afterward …—
Jack Higgins
Jack HigginsThe depositions enabled the commission to gather further evidence from coroners and from the files in morgues, mortuaries and crematoriums.—Alfred Stepan
Alfred StepanExamples of crematorium in a Sentence
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In his sonorous, sandpaper voice, Cohen sang what could be interpreted as a ‘til-death-do-us-part love song, but the lyrics were inspired by death camp prisoners who were led to crematoriums accompanied by a string ensemble during the Holocaust.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Victor, the Polish Worker Who Willingly Reports on Site
The novel shares the story of Lale’s relationship with Victor, a Polish worker who is paid to work at the camp and build the crematoriums.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Cremation was also part of the lives of Indigenous people in some parts of the Americas, though the first commercial crematorium in the U.S. did not come about until 1876 — still nine years before the British.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
Instead, poison gas soon left a chamber full of corpses, which were lugged to a nearby crematorium and burned.
—Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
Typically, recognizable body parts that big, like a torso with things cut off, that goes to proper treatment for a crematorium, not through a shredder.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 June 2023
There’s a scene where Höss and three others are sitting in the office talking about a new crematorium being built.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2024
The fires of the crematorium are visible from the children’s bedroom windows.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2024
Once the crematorium discovered the woman was still alive, she was sent back to the hospital and readmitted in what reports say was very poor condition.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2023
Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Victor, the Polish Worker Who Willingly Reports on Site
The novel shares the story of Lale’s relationship with Victor, a Polish worker who is paid to work at the camp and build the crematoriums.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Cremation was also part of the lives of Indigenous people in some parts of the Americas, though the first commercial crematorium in the U.S. did not come about until 1876 — still nine years before the British.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
Instead, poison gas soon left a chamber full of corpses, which were lugged to a nearby crematorium and burned.
—Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
Typically, recognizable body parts that big, like a torso with things cut off, that goes to proper treatment for a crematorium, not through a shredder.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 June 2023
There’s a scene where Höss and three others are sitting in the office talking about a new crematorium being built.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2024
The fires of the crematorium are visible from the children’s bedroom windows.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2024
Once the crematorium discovered the woman was still alive, she was sent back to the hospital and readmitted in what reports say was very poor condition.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2023
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crematorium
noun
cre·ma·to·ri·um
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtōr-ē-əm
ˌkrem-ə-,
-ˈtȯr-
plural crematoriums or crematoria
-ē-ə
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crematorium
noun
cre·ma·to·ri·um
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtōr-ē-əm, ˌkrem-ə-, -ˈtȯr-
plural crematoriums or crematoria
-ē-ə
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