TOWER OF SILENCE


Meaning of TOWER OF SILENCE in English

/tow"euhr/

a circular stone platform, typically 30 ft. (9.1 m) in height, on which the Parsees of India leave their dead to be devoured by vultures. Also called dakhma .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .