tower of silence
noun/ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/UK/ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪləns/US
Etymology
Calque of French tour du silence, from the fact that human voices are generally not heard at such places.
Definitions
A low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased…
A low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary.
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