graveside

American  

[greyv-sahyd] / ˈgreɪvˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the area beside a grave.

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adjective

1. being or conducted beside a grave.

   a graveside funeral service.

Etymology

Origin of graveside

First recorded in 1830–40; grave ¹ + side ¹

Example Sentences

Then you show the billionaire who, even with all the money in the world, is crying at the graveside of her first love, filled with regret.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

He will be laid to rest at a private graveside burial.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

For Det Insp Friend and her team, that promise made by Callum's graveside in 2021 had been fulfilled.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

Daniel arrives for a graveside memorial service, but no one is present except a priest.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Eventually the body trade grew so reckless that relatives took to holding graveside vigils, lest their loved ones disappear in the night.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead