Meaning

3 senses
  1. A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.

    a protective drip that is made of stone

  2. A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone.

  3. Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.

    Tropfstein

    the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites

Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
stalactites and stalagmites collectively:

Origin

From drip + stone.

From drip + stone.

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Forms

plural: dripstones
Singulardripstone
Pluraldripstones

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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