grave marker

grave marker
A tombstone or other permanent fixed object to indicate the location of a grave.

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  • grave marker — noun : a marker (as of metal or stone) placed on a grave to identify the person buried there * * * grave marker, a sign that marks a grave, often bearing an inscription: »a bronze grave marker …   Useful english dictionary

  • Video-Enhanced Grave Marker — A Video Enhanced Grave Marker (VEGM) is a Western style tombstone, with technological advances attached. Through sound and video, VEGMs would, in theory, make visits to graveyards an interactive experience. This idea is very similar to the 1981… …   Wikipedia

  • Adams Memorial (grave marker) — Infobox nrhp name = Adams Memorial nrhp type = caption = The Adams Monument by Augustus Saint Gaudens and Stanford White location = Webster St. and Rock Creek Church Rd., NW. Washington, D.C. nearest city = lat degrees = lat minutes = lat seconds …   Wikipedia

  • marker — mark|er [ˈma:kə US ˈma:rkər] n 1.) an object, sign etc that shows the position of something ▪ He buried the bodies in a single grave with a wooden cross as a marker. 2.) something which shows that a quality or feature exists or is present = ↑mark …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Grave — For other uses, see Grave (disambiguation). Grave with burial vault awaiting coffin A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried. Graves are usually located in special areas… …   Wikipedia

  • Grave (burial) — A grave is a place where a dead body (usually a human, although sometimes an animal) is buried. The grave is usually in a graveyard or cemetery.Graves may contain objects that provide clues for archaeologists about the life and culture of the… …   Wikipedia

  • grave — Synonyms and related words: abject, abominable, acute, afflictive, agonizing, annihilation, arch, aristocratic, arrant, assemble, atrocious, august, autolithograph, awe inspiring, awful, bane, baritone, barrow, base, bass, be a printmaker,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • marker — Synonyms and related words: accountant, amanuensis, arch, archivist, barrow, beacon, beam, bench mark, bookkeeper, bookmark, boundary stone, brass, bust, cairn, catstone, cenotaph, clerk, column, cromlech, cross, cup, cyclolith, documentalist,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • marker — A stone or metal piece placed at a grave, lettered for the purpose of identifying a body at rest in a grave. 14 Am J2d Cem §§ 33 35. See monument …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Find A Grave — Infobox Website url = [http://www.findagrave.com www.findagrave.com] name = Findagrave.com origin = Santa Monica, California commercial = Yes type = Online database registration = Optional owner = Jim Tipton author = Jim Tipton language = English …   Wikipedia

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