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Sarcophagus
WordNet
noun
(1) A stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
< < < < + -φάγος (< : past of )
Noun
- A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.
- The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed reactor at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine.