pyre

🇺🇸 /ˈpaɪər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpaɪə(r)/
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a big stack of wood used for burning a dead body as part of a ceremony

They gathered around the pyre to say their final goodbyes.

translation

n. a big stack of wood used for burning a dead body as part of a ceremony

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Plural pyres