gravesite

Or grave-site

[greyv-sahyt]

noun

1. the site of a grave or graves; a place of burial.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gravesite¹

First recorded in 1950–55; grave ¹ ( def. ) + site ( def. )

Example Sentences

Namibia's authorities have warned people not to hold parties at cemeteries after a social gathering at a gravesite in the capital, Windhoek, sparked outrage last weekend.

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In a Facebook post, she described the scene that met mourners entering the gravesite, saying "from the entrance all the way inside, car boots were open, people were drinking, and the cemetery resembled a shebeen rather than a place of rest".

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On Sunday, Floyd's family gathered in their hometown of Houston near Floyd's gravesite for an event led by the Rev. Al Sharpton, while Minneapolis held several commemorations.

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After the shooting, prosecutors allege that Richardson went to the Joshua Memorial Park and Mortuary, where the gravesite of a dead gang member authorities referred to as T.B. was located.

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After the killing, the men returned to T.B.’s gravesite, where prosecutors allege that they stated, among other things, that they killed victim E.G. in memory of T.B.

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