(~s)
1.
A ~ is a structure built in order to remind people of a famous person or event.
Every village had its war ~.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
2.
A ~ event, object, or prize is in honour of someone who has died, so that they will be remembered.
A ~ service is being held for her at St Paul’s Church.
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
If you say that something will be a ~ to someone who has died, you mean that it will continue to exist and remind people of them.
The museum will serve as a ~ to the millions who passed through Ellis Island...
N-COUNT: usu sing, N to n