burying ground

noun

1. a burial ground.

Word History and Origins

Origin of burying ground¹

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

Jack Gary, Colonial Williamsburg’s director of archaeology, said rectangular patterns of soil discoloration show the location of the burials in what is almost certainly the church’s old burying ground.

From Washington Post

Archaeologists think Sutton Hoo was also a burying ground for the royal’s relatives, who were laid to rest in about 17 other mounds near the presumed king.

From National Geographic

At the burying ground, there were many new graves.

From Literature

This Old Dutch Church’s burying ground harbors gravediggers and graverobbers alike.

From New York Times

Investigators eventually removed the remains of 27 people — five men, eight women and 14 children — from 28 graves in what scholars discovered was an old burying ground called the Walton Family Cemetery.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• cemetery
• graveyard