1A place in which a person or animal is able to rest for a short period, especially during a journey.
migratory birds would shortly be using the area's mudflats as a resting place
- 1.1 Used in reference to the grave or death.
he would share her final resting place in the cemetery
Example sentencesExamples
- Archaeologists from York believe they may have found the final resting place of one of the most legendary beauties of the ancient world.
- Moves are underway to commemorate the memory of a forgotten Westport soldier whose final resting place is an unmarked grave.
- The latest find was the final resting place of an infant, carefully laid in a stone-lined hollow, with more stones placed on top of the body.
- Following the service, Father Ray's body was lowered to his final resting place in a grave in the Church's cemetery.
- Having placed a basket of roses at her brother's grave she took pictures to show the family his final resting place.