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cenotaph

[sen-uh-taf, -tahf] / ˈsɛn əˌtæf, -ˌtɑf /


NOUN
tombstone
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Donald Poole, a 101-year-old who is a veteran of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, will march at the Cenotaph service with the Burma Star Memorial Fund.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Michelle O'Neill attended the event and laid a laurel wreath at the Cenotaph at Belfast City Hall in her role as first minister for the second year in a row.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

That was a reminder that as well as the military veterans, the commemoration by the Cenotaph brings together representatives of other types of service.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

These will include the Cenotaph in Whitehall, the Royal Artillery Memorial in Hyde Park, and many other famous structures across Britain commemorating the service of the armed forces in the First and Second World Wars.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

Goodwood—The art of being a park—The Cenotaph of Lord Darnley—Boxgrove—Cowper at Eastham—The Charlton Hunt—A famous run—Huntsman and Saint—Present day hunting in Sussex—Mr. Knox's delectable day with his gun—Kingly Bottom—The best white violets—A demon bowler—Two epitaphs.

From Highways and Byways in Sussex by Griggs, Frederick Landseer Maur




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