resting place
noun
1
: a place where people can stop and rest
We found a good resting place by the side of the trail.
2
: a place where someone is buried
her final/last resting place
3
: a place where something has been put
The monument was moved to a new resting place.
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On June 8, 1944, the U.S. First Army established the first American military cemetery on European soil as a resting place for the U.S. soldiers who lost their lives during the D-Day invasion, including on Omaha Beach, the deadliest of the five Allied landing spots.
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Blane Bachelor, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
Not unlike the human snowbirds, hundreds of actual birds use Port Aransas and neighboring Mustang Island as a popular resting place in their seasonal migratory patterns through the Central Flyway.
—Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
Harriet and Mike were making their weekly visit to Catina's resting place.
—Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, CBS News, 4 May 2025
The simplicity of his resting place follows the express request made by Francis in his will.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
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Blane Bachelor, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
Not unlike the human snowbirds, hundreds of actual birds use Port Aransas and neighboring Mustang Island as a popular resting place in their seasonal migratory patterns through the Central Flyway.
—Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
Harriet and Mike were making their weekly visit to Catina's resting place.
—Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, CBS News, 4 May 2025
The simplicity of his resting place follows the express request made by Francis in his will.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Resting place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resting%20place. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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