catacomb
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cat·a·comb /ˈkætəkuːm $ -koʊm/ noun [countable usually plural] MXan area underground where dead people are buried 地下墓穴 SYN tomb
Examples from the Corpus
catacomb• He turned back down the corridor, which was now as dark as a catacomb.• In its layout the interior resembled black catacombs.• A thing of wonder, they stretch to the skies, and can seem for a time great catacombs of effort.• A real den of iniquity it's divided up into several little catacombs.• They sat on the floor of the pigsty catacomb, praying.• Frankly, I was stunned when I saw myself like a kewpie doll from the catacombs.• He walked through the night city like a man seeking a resting place in the catacombs.• The Isolation Plant is an immense underground catacomb of storage cells.Origin catacomb (900-1000) Late Latin Catacumbas underground place in Rome where the bodies of St Peter and St Paul were said to be buriedcat·a·comb nounChineseSyllable
buried people area Corpus an dead underground are where
catacomb
cat‧a‧comb /ˈkætəkuːm $ -koʊm/
noun [countable usually plural]
SYN tomb
cat‧a‧comb /ˈkætəkuːm $ -koʊm/
noun [countable usually plural] Date: 900-1000
Language: Late Latin
Origin: Catacumbas underground place in Rome where the bodies of St Peter and St Paul were said to be buried
an area underground where dead people are buried Language: Late Latin
Origin: Catacumbas underground place in Rome where the bodies of St Peter and St Paul were said to be buried
SYN tomb