noun
- buildings or rooms where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
Examples
- The city has three mortuaries to serve the local population.
- Bodies are temporarily stored in mortuaries before funeral services.
- The mortuary was filled with flowers from grieving families.
- She works as a technician at one of the downtown mortuaries.
- Most mortuaries offer both burial and cremation services.
- The old mortuary was converted into a community center.