sky burial

/skaɪ ˌbɛriəl/
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Definitions of sky burial
  1. noun
    a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures
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    type of:
    funeral
    a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
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