Burial vault
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Burial vault may refer to:
- Burial vault (enclosure)Burial vault (enclosure)A burial vault is a sturdy box designed to protect the coffin inside of it. The body is placed within the coffin, which is then placed inside the vault. Body, coffin, and vault are buried. A burial vault serves as an outer enclosure for buried remains; the coffin serves as an inner enclosure.Vaults...
, protective coffin enclosure - Burial vault (tomb)Burial vault (tomb)A burial vault is a structural underground tomb.It is a stone or brick-lined underground space or 'burial' chamber for the interment of a dead body or bodies. They were originally and are still often vaulted and usually have stone slab entrances...
, underground tomb