pyre
noun [ C ] uk/paɪər/ us/paɪr/
火葬堆
a large pile of wood on which a dead body is burned in some parts of the world
A traditional Hindu custom used to involve widows burning themselves alive on their husbands' funeral pyres. 印度过去有一个传统习俗，就是将寡妇在丈夫的火葬堆上活活烧死殉葬。