1
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
2
: a collection of reference works and files of reference material in a newspaper or news periodical office
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Transportation officials arranged shuttles to take the families of the victims whose identities had been confirmed from the terminal to the temporary morgue in the hangar.
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John Yoon, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Bodies were transferred to a temporary morgue near the airport, according to authorities, who were working into the night to formally identify the remains.
—Kelly Kasulis Cho, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The tale of his father on a gurney in the morgue was a deception used to push Perez to confess to killing him.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
This early study was published just as countries were shutting down and hospital wards and morgues were filling up.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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John Yoon, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Bodies were transferred to a temporary morgue near the airport, according to authorities, who were working into the night to formally identify the remains.
—Kelly Kasulis Cho, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The tale of his father on a gurney in the morgue was a deception used to push Perez to confess to killing him.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
This early study was published just as countries were shutting down and hospital wards and morgues were filling up.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Morgue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morgue. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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morgue
noun1
: a place where the bodies of the dead are kept temporarily until they are identified or released for burial
2
: a department of a newspaper where reference material is filed
Medical Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
Legal Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed by relatives or released for burial or autopsy
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