CATACOMB
Dictionary entry overview: What does catacomb mean? • CATACOMB (noun)
The noun CATACOMB has 1 sense:
1. an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
Familiarity information: CATACOMB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CATACOMB (noun)
Meaning:
An underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("catacomb" is a kind of...):
tunnel (a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars))
Domain category:
antiquity (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)
Domain region:
capital of Italy; Eternal City; Italian capital; Roma; Rome (capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire)
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