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 interment interment /ɪnˈtɜːmən/

noun

  1. The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave  ( entombment , inhumation , interment , burial , sepulture [Archaic] )
    the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
      The funeral service was held prior to the burial of their loved one.
    The funeral service was held prior to the burial of their loved one.


 orderly sergeant orderly sergeant /ˈɔrdərli ˈsɑːrjənt/

noun

  1. () The first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders  ( orderly sergeant )
    the first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders
     The orderly sergeant conveyed the captain's orders to the troops.
    The orderly sergeant conveyed the captain's orders to the troops.


 Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt /ˈɛlənɔr ˈroʊzəvɛlt/

noun

  1. Wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)  ( Anna Eleanor Roosevelt , Eleanor Roosevelt , Roosevelt )
    wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)


 tropic tropic /ˈtrɑːpɪk/

adjective

  1. Of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics  ( tropic , tropical )
    of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
     Tropical weather
    tropical weather
  2. Relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)  ( tropic , tropical )
    relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
     Tropical islands
    tropical islands
     Tropical fruit
    tropical fruit

noun

  1. Either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics  ( tropic )
    either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
     The Tropic of Cancer is one of the tropics, located approximately 23.5 degrees north of the equator.
    The Tropic of Cancer is one of the tropics, located approximately 23.5 degrees north of the equator.