Definition of "crematorium" [crem•a•to•ri•um]

• A furnace or establishment for the incineration of corpses. (noun)

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• "I don't know if they gassed people there, but a hell of a lot of people died there and the crematorium is the resting place of those cremated whose ashes didn't fall on us."
• "I am not sure where the crematorium is but I gathered it was nearby .... maybe Queretero or Guanajuato."
• "Mr de Mello said: "The expression crematorium should mean any building fitted with appliances for the burning of human remains, 'building is not defined'.""