catacombnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˈkæt.ə.kuːm/us/ˈkæt̬.ə.kuːm/a series of underground passages and rooms where bodies were buried in the past:
They went down into catacombs beneath the church.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Places where bodies are buried or cremated
- burial ground
- cemetery
- charnel house
- churchyard
- crematorium
- crypt
- grave
- graveside
- graveyard
- mausoleum
- necropolis
- pyre
- resting place
- sepulchre
- the Pyramids
- tomb
- vault