war grave

noun

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

Similar
war cemetery
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Meanings

nounwar grave (plural war graves)

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 normallyA 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 & antonyms

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

Similar
war cemetery
Also see
war cemetery

Translations

Dutch oorlogskerkhof
  • oorlogskerkhofburial place
Finnish sotahauta, sankarihauta
  • sotahautaburial place
  • sankarihautaburial place
German Soldatenfriedhof, Gefallenenfriedhof
  • Soldatenfriedhofburial place
  • Gefallenenfriedhofburial place
Cite this entry
APA

war grave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20grave

MLA

“war grave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20grave. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war grave,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20grave.

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