cenotaphnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsen.ə.tɑːf//ˈsen.ə.tæf/us/ˈsen.ə.tɑːf//ˈsen.ə.tæf/a public monument (= special statue or building) built in memory of particular people who died in war, often with their names written on it
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Gravestones and monuments
- cairn
- colossus
- epitaph
- gravestone
- headstone
- memorial
- monolith
- monument
- obelisk
- rest
- rest in peace idiom
- rip
- the Statue of Liberty
- tombstone
- war memorial