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Definition of Tombs

Tomb
Tomb Tomb,, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tombed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tombing.] To place in a tomb; to bury; to inter; to entomb. I tombed my brother that I might be blessed. --Chapman.
Tomb
Tomb Tomb, n. [OE. tombe, toumbe, F. tombe, LL. tumba, fr. Gr. ? a tomb, grave; perhaps akin to L. tumulus a mound. Cf. Tumulus.] 1. A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher. As one dead in the bottom of a tomb. --Shak. 2. A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead. ``In tomb of marble stones.' --Chaucer. 3. A monument erected to inclose the body and preserve the name and memory of the dead. Hang her an epitaph upon her tomb. --Shak. Tomb bat (Zo["o]l.), any one of species of Old World bats of the genus Taphozous which inhabit tombs, especially the Egyptian species (T. perforatus).

Meaning of Tombs from wikipedia

- United States List of extant papal tombs List of mausolea List of necropoleis List of non-extant papal tombs List of tombs and mausoleums τύμβος, Henry George...
- the same tomb. Furthermore, many papal tombs that recycled sarcophagi and other materials from earlier tombs were later recycled for their valuable materials...
- known as "the Tombs Angel" for her efforts to help and advocate on behalf of the many poor people held in squalid conditions at the Tombs. A monument to...
- Architecturally, they are predominantly above ground tombs, family tombs, civic ****ociation tombs, and wall vaults, often in neo-classical design and laid...
- However, the majority of the Ming tombs are located in a cluster near Beijing and collectively known as the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming dynasty (Chinese: 明十三陵;...
- province of ****stan. The tombs are notable for their elaborate sandstone carvings. The tombs are similar in style to the elaborate tombs at the Makli Necropolis...
- Tutankhamun's remains. Most tombs in the Valley of the Kings tombs are vulnerable to flash flooding. When analysing Tutankhamun's tomb in 1927, Lucas concluded...
- Nausherwani tombs, also spelled as Noshirwani tombs, are located near Qila Ladgasht in Mashkel tehsil, Kharan District, Balochistan, ****stan. The Nausherwani...
- tomb, tömb, tombs, or Tombs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. Tomb(s) may also refer to: Tomb (album)...
- Institute Press. ISBN 978-1933184753. Church of Domine Quo Vadis Papal tombs Papal tombs in Old St. Peter's Basilica San Pietro in Vincoli Index of Vatican...