coping stone

British  

noun

1. another word for copestone

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Example Sentences

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 • Apr. 8, 2019

Then, I went down on to the roof, and crossed over to the gap from which the coping stone had fallen.

From The House on the Borderland by Hodgson, William Hope

Come to your friend's help, and put the coping stone to all you have done for him; do not let him fall a victim to your care!

From Emile by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

Benevolence was, indeed, the master virtue, the crown, the coping stone, of all virtues.

From The Empire of the East by Montgomery, H. B. (Helen Barrett)

Kaa had only just worked his way over the west wall, landing with a wrench that dislodged a coping stone into the ditch.

From The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard