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war grave

war grave noun: a burial place, grave(s) for individual victim(s), soldiers and/or civilians, of warfare, including civil war.

war grave: a burial place, grave(s) for individual victim(s), soldiers and/or civilians, of warfare, including...
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Noun

war grave (plural war graves)

  1. A burial place, grave(s) for individual victim(s), soldiers and/or civilians, of warfare, including civil war.
    Synonyms:
    war cemetery
  2. (plural-normally) A cemetery reserved for such victims.
  3. A vessel that has sank or aircraft that has crashed during war and which serves as the resting place for one or more victims.

Synonyms of war grave

Forms of war grave

pluralwar graves

Questions about war grave

What does war grave mean?
War grave means a burial place, grave(s) for individual victim(s), soldiers and/or civilians, of warfare, including civil war.
What part of speech is war grave?
War grave is a noun.
What is the plural of war grave?
The plural of war grave is war graves.

Words near war grave in the dictionary

  1. war gardens
  2. war god
  3. war gods
  4. war golok
  5. war goloks
  6. war grave
  7. war graves
  8. war hammer
  9. war hammers
  10. war hawk
  11. war hawks

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