sarcophagus
/sɑrˈkɑfəɡəs/
noun
- A stone coffin, often decorated with carvings or inscriptions, used in ancient times to bury a dead person.
- Archaeologists carefully opened the sarcophagus to study the mummy inside.
- The museum displayed an Egyptian sarcophagus that was over 3,000 years old.
- The sarcophagus was carved from a single block of limestone and covered with hieroglyphs.
- A large, heavy container or structure that holds something dangerous or sacred, often used in a modern context.
- A concrete sarcophagus was built over the damaged nuclear reactor to contain radiation.
- The old chemical plant was sealed inside a sarcophagus to prevent leaks.
- Engineers designed a sarcophagus to safely store the toxic waste for centuries.