English Explanatory Dictionary

sky burial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A funeral practice in which a human corpse is placed atop a mountain or other outdoor structure to decompose or be eaten by scavenging animals.

Word forms

sky burial sky burials

Synonyms

wind burial

Related words

aranga
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