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tombstone

UK
/ˈtuːmstəʊn/
US
/ˈtumˌstoʊn/

Translations

tombstonenoun
tombstones
pl
UK
/ˈtuːmstəʊn/
US
/ˈtumˌstoʊn/
The tombstone was engraved with the deceased's name and dates.
На надгробии были выгравированы имя и даты умершего.
надгробная плита
The family gathered around the tombstone to pay their respects.
Семья собралась вокруг надгробной плиты, чтобы отдать дань уважения.
Additional translations
надгробный камень
могильная плита
Synonyms
headstone
monument
memorial
marker
gravestone
tombstoneverb
tombstoned
Past Simple
tombstoned
Past Participle
tombstoning
Gerund
UK
/ˈtuːm.stəʊn/
US
/ˈtum.stoʊn/
Exists in informal usage (UK extreme sport, computing, telecommunications).
tombstoneadjective
Attributive use meaning ‘relating to or resembling a tombstone’ (e.g., “tombstone advertisement”).

Definitions

tombstonenoun
A stone marker, usually inscribed, placed at the head of a grave.
The tombstone was engraved with the names and dates of the deceased.
A record or marker used in computing to indicate that data has been deleted but not yet physically removed.
The directory entry remained as a tombstone until the garbage-collection cycle ran.
tombstoneverb
To leap vertically from a height into water while keeping the body rigid, as in the extreme sport of cliff diving.
Teenagers were warned not to tombstone from the harbour walls.
In computing, to mark a record as logically deleted by replacing it with a placeholder.
The synchronization process tombstones any items that the user deletes.
tombstoneadjective
Relating to or resembling a tombstone; used before another noun.
The newspaper ran a tombstone advertisement announcing the merger.
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