tombstone

[ toom-stohn ]

/ ˈtumˌstoʊn /

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Definition of tombstone

noun

a stone marker, usually inscribed, on a tomb or grave.

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Origin of tombstone

First recorded in 1555–65; tomb + stone

Words nearby tombstone

Tombigbee, tombola, tombolo, Tombouctou, tomboy, tombstone, tombstone ad, tomcat, tomcod, Tom Collins, Tom, Dick, and Harry

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How to use tombstone in a sentence

Not only are tombstones barred, but so is anything that might obstruct the open vistas.
The Leader of New York’s “City of the Dead” Cashes In. Again.|by Carson Kessler|July 25, 2022|ProPublica
It will leave behind a sort of celestial tombstone called a planetary nebula, even though planets aren’t involved—unless the dark, dead husks of what were once Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune manage to stop themselves from being blown away.
What happens when the sun burns out?|Rahul Rao|October 7, 2021|Popular-Science
Arnuby carries a picture of his brother’s tombstone and his death certificate, which lists strangulation as the cause.
Border Policy Is Getting More and More Convoluted. That’s Creating False Hope for Migrants.|by Lomi Kriel|May 13, 2021|ProPublica
“Sacks are a QB stat” could be on my tombstone, and yet I don’t listen to myself.
The Saints And Steelers Hit A Rut At The Worst Time|Sara Ziegler (sara.ziegler@fivethirtyeight.com)|December 14, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

“A lot of the tombstones were toppled and broken,” said Grace, describing the former state of the cemetery.
In Glover Park, an old Catholic cemetery gets new life|John Kelly|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
Another sent back a flat-screen television with a bona fide tombstone within.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“What I would really like to put on my tombstone is that I was part of my time,” he says.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The NTC pretends to govern, but it doesn't have any real power in the interior,” Tombstone tells him.
This Sexy Thriller Is Just the Document the Benghazi Commission Needs|Christopher Dickey|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The problem gets occasional publicity when a rock star steps in and buys a tombstone for a blues great.
Blues Musicians in Unmarked Graves Are Finally Getting Some Respect|Malcolm Jones|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or you could have a tombstone that reads “Here does not lie Ann Patchett.”
Ann Patchett: How I Write|Noah Charney|October 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For hours the gray man would sit on a tombstone, while Black Sheep read epitaphs, and then with a sigh would stump home again.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Inscription copied, Nov. 21, 1833, from a tombstone to a fisherman in Bathford churchyard.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853|Various
Only he had carved on the Girl's tombstone the last verse of the Song of the Girl, which stands at the head of this story.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
His tombstone in the churchyard consists of an anvil and hammer, wrought in stone.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
He supported her and himself against the tombstone, till her faint breathings informed him she revived.
The Adopted Daughter|Elizabeth Sandham

British Dictionary definitions for tombstone (1 of 2)

tombstone

/ (ˈtuːmˌstəʊn) /

noun

another word for gravestone

British Dictionary definitions for tombstone (2 of 2)

Tombstone

/ (ˈtuːmˌstəʊn) /

noun

a town in the US, in Arizona: scene of the gunfight at the OK Corral in 1881. Pop: 1547 (2003 est)

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