Pyre

Pyre [ pahy-uh'r ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a stack of wood or other combustible material used to burn a dead body
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	It was difficult to light the funeral pyre as the wood had become damp due to the rain.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	A bid by a devout Hindu for the legal right to be cremated on a traditional open-air funeral pyre has been rejected by the High Court in London.