Definition of "morgue" []

• A place in which the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed or until arrangements for burial have been made. (noun)
• A reference file in a newspaper or magazine office. (noun)

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• "The drab but pain-filled room at Baghdad's morgue is a stark reminder of how much this country still suffers."
• "The morgue is receiving a minimum of 60 bodies a day and sometimes more than 100, a morgue employee told IPS on condition of anonymity."
• "It's a good thing, too, because the morgue is pretty much overrun by this point - and our protagonists are trying to fight their way out."