graveside

[greyv-sahyd]

noun

1. the area beside a grave.

adjective

1. being or conducted beside a grave.

   a graveside funeral service.

Word History and Origins

Origin of graveside¹

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

Example Sentences

They have poured blood and sweat into this land - and at their son's graveside, tears too.

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Ms Bokassa said she had spent her son's 15th birthday at his graveside.

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

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

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In Moscow, some will visit his graveside.

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