Memorial Day
proper noun
- day commemorating those who died in war
Wiktionary
name
- A federal holiday honoring fallen soldiers, sailors, and other servicemen observed on the last Monday in May.
“Memorial Day weekend is among the busiest for travel in the United States and the unofficial start of summer; a day for cookouts, beach trips and auto races. But how did Memorial Day, held on the last Monday of May in honor of America’s war dead, begin?”
- A provincial holiday held in July 1 in Newfoundland and Labrador commemorating the fallen members of the Newfoundland Regiment during the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel in World War I.
- Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day, a Chinese holiday.