Meaning of tower of silence | Babel Free
/ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/Definitions
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.
Equivalents
العربية
بُرْج الصَّمْت
Deutsch
Dachma
Español
torre del silencio
Français
tour du silence
Italiano
torre del silenzio
한국어
침묵의 탑
Português
torre do silêncio
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.