gravestone
noun
grave·stone
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Definition of gravestone
: a burial monument
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Examples of gravestone in a Sentence
we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
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Vincent Tucker traces the barely visible name of Mary E. Tucker on her gravestone in the Tucker family cemetery in Hampton, Va. His brother, Verrandall Tucker, is at left.(Kevin Manning) HAMPTON, Va. — His name was William. — Los Angeles Times, "A family that believes it descends from the first African American reflects on 400 years of history," 25 Aug. 2019 Many Imagineers who worked on the attraction were honored in a mock cemetery at Disneyland bordering the ride queue, its gravestones etched with rhyming epitaphs. — Nancy Coleman, New York Times, "Disney’s Haunted Mansion at 50: The Ghosts Are Still Grinning," 16 Aug. 2019 Then there’s the young man who has a rather large face of Pemi, another of Clark’s bears, tattooed on his leg, and the older couple in Keene who have a bear on a platform, Clark’s old logo, on their gravestone. — Allen Lessels, BostonGlobe.com, "Clark’s Bears is everything: Bear shows, bumper boats, nostalgia, and more," 23 July 2019 Dear Wondering: One important function of gravestones is for historical purposes. — Ask Amy, oregonlive.com, "Ask Amy: Family at odds over what to put on mother’s gravestone," 24 Aug. 2019 Dear Wondering: One important function of gravestones is for historical purposes. — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, "Ask Amy: Mom’s grave is going to need a larger stone," 24 Aug. 2019 Dear Wondering: One important function of gravestones is for historical purposes. — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, "Mom’s grave is going to need a larger stone," 24 Aug. 2019 Remittances are at work even on the most remote back roads of Huehuetenango: new homes with gated yards and reflective windows; American flags painted on storefronts and decorating gravestones. — Natalie Keyssar, National Geographic, "How this quiet region in Guatemala became the epicenter of migration," 26 July 2019 Sometimes hundreds of years of grime was removed, revealing bright gravestones. — courant.com, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gravestone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gravestone
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gravestone
: a stone that marks the place where a dead person is buried and that usually has the person's name and birth and death dates on it
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gravestone
noun
grave·stone
| \ ˈgrāv-ˌstōn
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Kids Definition of gravestone
: a monument on a grave
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