1. buried in or as if in a tomb; trapped or confined in a closed space

Examples

• The ancient pharaoh was entombed with his treasures.
• The miners were entombed after the cave-in blocked the entrance.
• She felt entombed in her small apartment during the long winter.
• The time capsule remained entombed beneath the school for fifty years.
• Archaeologists discovered the entombed remains of a medieval knight.
• The avalanche left the skiers entombed in snow for hours.