tombstone

[toom-stohn]

noun

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

Tombstone

¹

/ ˈtuːmˌstəʊn /

noun

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

tombstone

²

/ ˈtuːmˌstəʊn /

noun

1. another word for gravestone

Word History and Origins

Origin of tombstone¹

First recorded in 1555–65; tomb + stone

Example Sentences

"With just 22 million rupees, we've restored 92 buildings, eight or nine clocks, and some 1,300 tombstone plaques."

From BBC

Dock, whose birth year engraved on his tombstone is a guess, was a child when he arrived in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

On a recent hot afternoon, Bishop was examining the sites of the missing tombstones when she was approached by three people who found their way into the cemetery.

From Los Angeles Times

On “Chains and Whips,” Pusha T opens up lethally: “The question marks block your blessings / There’s no tombstones in the desert / I know by now you get the message.”

From Los Angeles Times

Fratantoni and others are fundraising for new tombstones for their slain predecessors.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• gravestone 
• marker 
• memorial 
• monument