noun🔗ShareA stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture."The museum displayed an ancient sarcophagus, its surface covered with intricate carvings of pharaohs and gods. "archaeologyarthistoryarchitecturereligionculturepastbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed reactor at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine."The massive sarcophagus now covers the damaged Chernobyl reactor to prevent further radiation leaks. "architecturedisasterenvironmentstructuretechnologyenergyplacebuildinghistoryscienceindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA kind of limestone used by the Greeks for coffins, so called because it was thought to consume the flesh of corpses."The archaeologist carefully dusted off the sarcophagus, hoping to find clues about the pharaoh buried inside. "archaeologymaterialarchitecturehistoryculturereligionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn 18th-century form of wine cooler."During the garden party, the host kept the chilled rosé perfectly cool in a marble sarcophagus. "architectureutensildrinkhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
