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resting place

noun

Etymology

From Middle English restyng place, restingplace, rystynge-place, restynge place, equivalent to resting + place.

  1. inherited from restyng place

Definitions

  1. A place where one is buried or laid to rest

    A place where one is buried or laid to rest; a tomb.

    • The Western Region station [at Windsor] has seen many arrivals and departures of monarchs, some returning to their last resting place at Frogmore Mausoleum.
    • That [Robert] Stephenson's final resting place is in Westminster Abbey, along civil engineering great Thomas Telford, signifies his importance.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see resting, place. A place where one rests or may rest.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA