morgue

noun

\ ˈmȯrg

Definition of morgue

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

Examples of morgue in a Sentence

old news stories found in a newspaper morgue

Recent Examples on the Web Following the initial Israeli strikes, a few hundred people gathered outside the morgue at Gaza City’s main Shifa hospital. — Tia Goldenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 A few hundred people gathered outside the morgue at Gaza City’s main Shifa hospital. — The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2022 A few hundred people gathered outside the morgue at Gaza City’s main Shifa hospital. — Fares Akram, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 Following the initial Israeli strikes, a few hundred people gathered outside the morgue at Gaza City’s main Shifa hospital. — Fares Akram, Joseph Krauss, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 Bodies of civilians are loaded onto a trailer for storage until they can be identified and claimed by family outside the morgue in Bucha on Friday. — Phil Mccausland, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2022 Iryna, 33, went into a hospital's intensive care unit while Liza went to a morgue. — Hanna Arhirova, ajc, 15 July 2022 Unable to find his son at local hospitals, Mr. Rangile sped to the morgue. — New York Times, 6 July 2022 Chayka drove the 20 minutes back to Ozera to deliver the news, then returned to the morgue. — Washington Post, 2 May 2022 See More

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