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BNC: 20917 COCA: 12116

morgue

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
morgue /ˈmoɚg/ noun
plural morgues
morgue
/ˈmoɚg/
noun
plural morgues
Learner's definition of MORGUE
[count]
: a place where the bodies of dead people are kept until they are buried or cremated停尸房;太平间
often used figuratively or in the phrase like a morgue to describe a place that is very quiet and sad常用作比喻或用于短语like a morgue,形容某个安静阴森的地方
called also (chiefly British) mortuary
US : a place in the editorial offices of a newspaper, magazine, etc., where old articles and other documents are kept(报社、杂志社等的)资料室,档案库
BNC: 20917 COCA: 12116

morgue

noun

1
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
2
: a collection of reference works and files of reference material in a newspaper or news periodical office

Example Sentences

old news stories found in a newspaper morgue
Recent Examples on the Web There was no electricity or running water for weeks in the suburbs, so Bucha’s morgue was not working. BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 The Marion County Coroner’s Office in Indianapolis blames drug overdoses in part for their crowded morgue. Madison Scarpino, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2022 Ambulances quickly arrived and took Fenton's body to a state morgue for a post-mortem examination. Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022 An ice rink in the Dolomite mountain resort town of Canazei was serving as a makeshift morgue to identify dead, a task made more challenging and gruesome because rescuers said in some cases body parts were found strewn over a wide area. al, 4 July 2022 His office's three-person morgue wasn't nearly big enough. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2022 In March, with the morgue at capacity and Russian forces blocking the route to the cemetery, city officials asked Father Galavin for permission to bury dozens of bodies in a trench on church property. Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022 To get herself over the hump and take home the top prize, the morgue worker collected the testes of dead men and used them in her meatball dish, the false article said. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 Svitlana and a neighbor called every morgue in the area, asking for the location of Konstantin’s and Oleksandr’s bodies. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of morgue was in 1795
BNC: 20917 COCA: 12116

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