cenotaph

• Monument élevé à la mémoire d'une personne ou d'un groupe de personnes dont les restes sont enterrés ailleurs ou n'ont pas pu être retrouvés.

A monument erected to honor individuals whose remains are buried elsewhere or cannot be recovered.

1. Memorial monumentB2formal

   A monument erected in honor of a person or group of people whose remains are buried elsewhere or cannot be recovered.

   Cénotaphe (monument commémoratif)

   • The city erected a cenotaph to honor the soldiers who died overseas.
   • Every year, a ceremony is held at the cenotaph to remember the fallen.
   • The cenotaph stands in the town square as a symbol of sacrifice.