PYRE


Meaning of PYRE in English

pyre /paɪə $ paɪr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: pyra , from Greek , from pyr 'fire' ]

a high pile of wood on which a dead body is placed to be burned in a funeral ceremony:

a funeral pyre

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.