a stone monument in the middle of Whitehall , London, built in memory of the members of the armed forces who died in the two World Wars . Every year, on Remembrance Sunday , the Queen and the leaders of the main political parties place wreaths (= arrangements of flowers) there as part of a special ceremony. The word cenotaph means ‘empty tomb’.
CENOTAPH
Meaning of CENOTAPH in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005