cenotaph

/ˈsɛnəˌtæf/
noun
  1. A monument built to honor a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere, especially those who died in war.
    • The city erected a cenotaph in the park to remember soldiers who died overseas.
    • Every year on Remembrance Day, people lay wreaths at the cenotaph.
    • The cenotaph in the town square bears the names of local heroes from both world wars.
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