tomb
n. countablen. a large stone room or hole in the ground where a dead person is buried. It is often built to last a long time and might be decorated.
n. an enclosure for a corpse, typically cut into rock or built of stone above or below ground. Often implies a structure of significant size or architectural importance.
The archaeologists discovered an ancient tomb hidden under the sand.
Visitors must remain quiet when entering the royal tomb to show respect for the historical site.
The discovery of the intact tomb provided researchers with an unprecedented glimpse into the funerary customs and social hierarchy of the lost civilization.
From Middle English tombe, toumbe, borrowed from Old French tombe, from Latin tumba from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos, “a sepulchral mound, tomb, grave”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). The verb is from Middle English tomben.
Commonly used in historical or archaeological contexts; 'grave' is more frequent for modern burials.