morgue

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

morgue
    n 1: a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before
         burial or cremation [syn: {morgue}, {mortuary}, {dead
         room}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Morgue \Morgue\, n. [F.]
   1. A place where the bodies of dead persons are kept, until
      they are identified, or claimed by their friends; a
      deadhouse.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   2. (Newspapers) A room containing reference files of older
      material in a newspaper office; also, the material
      contained in such a room.
      [PJC]