noun Download 🔗Share A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture. Examples : "The museum displayed an ancient sarcophagus, its surface covered with intricate carvings of pharaohs and gods. " archaeology art history architecture religion culture past body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed reactor at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine. Examples : "The massive sarcophagus now covers the damaged Chernobyl reactor to prevent further radiation leaks. " architecture disaster environment structure technology energy place building history science industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of limestone used by the Greeks for coffins, so called because it was thought to consume the flesh of corpses. Examples : "The archaeologist carefully dusted off the sarcophagus, hoping to find clues about the pharaoh buried inside. " archaeology material architecture history culture religion body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An 18th-century form of wine cooler. Examples : "During the garden party, the host kept the chilled rosé perfectly cool in a marble sarcophagus. " architecture utensil drink history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading