hanging coffin

noun

A coffin suspended on a cliff as part of an ancient funeral custom practised in countries such as China, Indonesia and the Philippines.

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Meanings

nounhanging coffin (plural hanging coffins)

plural hanging coffins

  1. A coffin suspended on a cliff as part of an ancient funeral custom practised in countries such as China, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 懸棺 /悬棺
  • 懸棺 /悬棺 (xuánguān)coffin suspended on a cliff
Finnish riippuva ruumisarkku
  • riippuva ruumisarkkucoffin suspended on a cliff
French cercueil suspendu
  • cercueil suspenducoffin suspended on a cliff
German Hängesarg, hängender Sarg
  • Hängesargcoffin suspended on a cliff
  • hängender Sargcoffin suspended on a cliff
Greek κρεμαστό φέρετρο
  • κρεμαστό φέρετρο (kremastó féretro)coffin suspended on a cliff
Russian вися́чий гроб
  • вися́чий гроб (visjáčij grob)coffin suspended on a cliff
Spanish ataúd colgante
  • ataúd colgantecoffin suspended on a cliff
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APA

hanging coffin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanging%20coffin

MLA

“hanging coffin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanging%20coffin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hanging coffin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanging%20coffin.

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