hearse
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
a triangular frame for holding candles, used at the service of Tenebrae in Holy Week.
a canopy erected over a tomb.
Origin of hearse
1Other words from hearse
- hearselike, adjective
Words Nearby hearse
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How to use hearse in a sentence
The lead-off car for this week’s march will be a hearse, carrying what organizers say will be a symbolic representation of Manchin’s backbone.
Joe Manchin Faces Protests from the Left at Home in West Virginia | Philip Elliott | August 25, 2021 | TimeFrom those grounds, we watched as the hearse and motorcade made its way down the dusty driveway that August afternoon and the world bid farewell to truly an American original.
Police on motorcycles escorted the hearse to Arlington National Ceremony as hundreds of officers stood in lines.
House to vote on removing GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees | Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostThe hearse then made its way to Annapolis, where Miller served in the General Assembly for 50 years.
Maryland Senate President Miller lies in state: ‘Lion of the Senate’ | Ovetta Wiggins | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostScores of officers lined up outside the Capitol and saluted as a hearse carrying Sicknick’s remains passed by.
Capitol Police Chief Sund has stepped down; embattled agency reports another officer death | Allison Klein, Rebecca Tan | January 11, 2021 | Washington Post
British Dictionary definitions for hearse
/ (hɜːs) /
a vehicle, such as a specially designed car or carriage, used to carry a coffin to a place of worship and ultimately to a cemetery or crematorium
Origin of hearse
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