memorial park

noun

1. cemetery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of memorial park¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Today, there’s a small memorial park named after Keller visible from the windows of the storefront Brandhorst was eyeing.

From Los Angeles Times

News of his possible visit broke on Friday and stole the limelight, just as leaders visited a peace memorial park in Hiroshima.

From BBC

“The president won’t be making a statement at the peace memorial park,” he told reporters on Air Force One.

From Washington Times

The small memorial park is in a town called Jim Thorpe, Pa. Despite his decades of constant travel with countless sports teams, Thorpe never set foot there.

From Washington Post

Despite these changes, the memorial park has never materialized.

From Salon

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