resting place
noun
1
: a place where people can stop and rest
We found a good resting place by the side of the trail.
2
: a place where someone is buried
her final/last resting place
3
: a place where something has been put
The monument was moved to a new resting place.
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Located in The Stanley’s historic ice house, the museum serves as the final (for now) resting place of Bredo Morstøl, who’s been frozen since his death in 1989.
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Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
The ship’s resting place deep underwater helped preserve key features, like bow clamps and belaying pins, by limiting the growth of invasive quagga mussels, as noted in the release.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
One of the many ways to minimize concern about a crowded sidewalk could be adding a bunch of beautiful benches — a resting place for all: young, old, short and tall.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Walton Beach, about 20 miles north of the ship’s resting place.
—Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
The ship’s resting place deep underwater helped preserve key features, like bow clamps and belaying pins, by limiting the growth of invasive quagga mussels, as noted in the release.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
One of the many ways to minimize concern about a crowded sidewalk could be adding a bunch of beautiful benches — a resting place for all: young, old, short and tall.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Walton Beach, about 20 miles north of the ship’s resting place.
—Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Resting place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resting%20place. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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