石棺 — meaning in English
shí guān
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English meaning
- sarcophagus noun A stone coffin, often elaborately carved or inscribed, used especially in ancient burial customs.
Senses
石棺 is used for these senses in English:
- sarcophagus A stone coffin, often with its exterior inscribed, or decorated with sculpture.
sarcophagus — full definition
- noun A stone coffin, often elaborately carved or inscribed, used especially in ancient burial customs.
- noun A protective structure of concrete and steel built to seal off a destroyed nuclear reactor, as at Chernobyl.
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