entombment

noun — 2 senses

entombment

noun

/ɪnˈtuːm.mənt/ · /ɛnˈtuːm.mənt/

Etymology From entomb + -ment.

1

The act of entombing or the state of being entombed

2

The decommissioning of a radioactive site by encasing it in concrete

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