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What is a catacomb?

What is a catacomb? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a subterranean tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.
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In the catacomb of St. Priscilla, one of the most ancient in Rome, is found a painting of the Madonna and Child.
Lives in a quiet catacomb called Beverly Hills, the first cemetery I've ever seen with street lamps.
He'd explore the catacomb level underneath the arena and end up sitting at the knees of fabled celebrities.
I found that the 2 red dampers of the catacomb have fully cured and that the 3 dampers holding HS also died.
By knocking on the walls of the catacomb I realized that they resonate as if the box was empty.
At least one underground temple catacomb has been associated with the cult of a Mother Goddess.

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