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morgue
[ mawrg ]
noun
- a place in which bodies are kept, especially the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial.
- a reference file of old clippings, mats, books, etc., in a newspaper office.
- the room containing such a reference file.
- any place, as a room or file, where records, information, or objects are kept for unexpected but possible future use.
- such records, information, or objects.
morgue
1/ ɔːɡ /
noun
- another word for mortuary
- informal.a room or file containing clippings, files, etc, used for reference in a newspaper
morgue
2/ ɔɡ /
noun
- superiority; haughtiness
Word History and Origins
Origin of morgue1
Word History and Origins
Origin of morgue1
Example Sentences
As a result of the delays, health boards are having to move bodies between hospitals to ensure morgues do not exceed capacity.
Eight years ago, Daniel Ridge launched a legal battle against his former employer for dismissing him from his job at a county morgue while at the same time fighting his own mental health demons.
It is sent to a morgue where forensic tests will have to be conducted to confirm the identity.
Inside the morgue, others continued their desperate search, scanning rows of unclaimed corpses.
We had met Mr Abdel Habib at the hospital morgue the previous day, where he was picking up the bodies of his brother and sister-in-law.
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