sarcophagus
nounUK /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs/
US /sɑːrˈkɑːfəɡəs/
A large stone box where a dead person was buried long ago.
The museum displayed an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus decorated with painted symbols.
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2. A stone coffin, often carved or inscribed, used in ancient cultures.
Archaeologists opened the sarcophagus and found a well-preserved mummy inside.
3. Something that encloses or preserves like a coffin, such as a protective container.
The nuclear waste was sealed in a concrete sarcophagus.
4. A large container for relics or sacred objects in some religious traditions.
The church kept the saint's relics in a marble sarcophagus.