gravestone
A stone slab set at the head of a graveA stone slab set at the head of a grave.
» Rodrigo ran, jumping over the gravestones as he went.
Meaning
1 sensesA stone slab set at the head of a grave.
a stone that is used to mark a grave
Examples
8 sentencesRodrigo ran, jumping over the gravestones as he went.
Mary volunteered to take etchings of old gravestones in her free time.
They put a gravestone at the head of the grave overlooking the harbour.
deSie haben einen Grabstein über dem Grab errichtet, der über den Hafen blickt. — Esperantostern
They erected a gravestone at the head of the grave overlooking the harbour.
deSie haben einen Grabstein über dem Grab errichtet, der über den Hafen blickt. — Esperantostern
I can't believe you would defile a gravestone!
Origin
From Middle English graveston, gravestone, gravestan, equivalent to grave + stone.From Middle English graveston, gravestone, gravestan, equivalent to grave + stone.
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Forms
plural: gravestones| Singular | gravestone |
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