coping stone
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Walls are made using layers of flat stones across vertical coping stones, with the "A" shape tying it all together.
From BBC
The man had been outside the 14-story residence at 311 East 50th Street when he was struck by a coping stone that had been removed to anchor the suspended scaffold, a Fire Department official said.
From New York Times
“There’s still anticipated work on the west facade due to the deterioration to the mortar of the coping stones,” McMurray said.
From Washington Times
Witnesses saw MacMillan shouting abuse before picking up a coping stone and attacking Mr Hussein.
From BBC
That opened up space along the coping stones of a low granite foundation wall.
From New York Times
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