Burying Ground (Noun)
Meaning
A tract of land used for burials.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The local church maintained a historic burying ground in the center of town, marked with crumbling headstones from the 1700s.
- Native American tribes reserved a sacred burying ground on the outskirts of the reservation, adorned with ceremonial artifacts and offerings.
- After the town's cemetery reached capacity, the city council voted to establish a new burying ground on the outskirts of town, capable of accommodating thousands of new graves.
- Visitors to the old colonial village would often wander through the burying ground, reading the inscriptions on the weathered tombstones and contemplating the lives of early settlers.
- The family purchased a plot of land to establish a private burying ground, where they could lay their loved ones to rest in a serene and peaceful setting.