national cemetery

noun

1. a cemetery, maintained by the U.S. government, for persons who have served honorably in the armed forces.

Word History and Origins

Origin of national cemetery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Everett Titterington, who died at Pearl Harbor, was interred at Riverside National Cemetery after his remains were identified.

From Los Angeles Times

The Navy offered to place Kubinec in any cemetery of the family’s choosing — back home in Ohio, or even in Arlington National Cemetery.

From Los Angeles Times

When these men died, aged before their years, many were buried in the national cemetery to the east of the Soldiers’ Home, now divided from it by the 405 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump was famously dismissive of those who served and died in this nation’s wars, calling the fallen in a cemetery in France “losers” and once asking Kelly, whose son is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, “What’s in it for them?”

From Salon

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Defense to release their records related to a controversial visit to Arlington National Cemetery made by former President Donald Trump earlier this year.

From Salon