Found 2 items, similar to charnel house.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: charnel house charnel house n : a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited [syn: charnel]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Charnel house Charnel \Char"nel\, a. [F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L. carnalis. See Carnal.] Containing the bodies of the dead. “Charnel vaults.” --Milton. [1913 Webster] Charnel house, a tomb, vault, cemetery, or other place where the bones of the dead are deposited; originally, a place for the bones thrown up when digging new graves in old burial grounds. [1913 Webster]