Definitions for Tombstone
ˈtumˌstoʊntomb·stone

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gravestone, headstone, tombstonenoun

   a stone that is used to mark a grave

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tombstonenoun

   A headstone marking the person's grave.

2. tombstonenoun

   The symbol "" marking the end of a proof.

3. tombstoneverb

   For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface.

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1. tombstone

   A headstone, tombstone, or gravestone is a stele or marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave. It is traditional for burials in the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religions, among others. In most cases, it has the deceased's name, date of birth, and date of death inscribed on it, along with a personal message, or prayer, but may contain pieces of funerary art, especially details in stone relief. In many parts of Europe, insetting a photograph of the deceased in a frame is very common.

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1. Tombstonenoun

   a stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased

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1. Tombstone

   Tombstone is a historic western city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, founded in 1879 by Ed Schieffelin in what was then Pima County, Arizona Territory. It was one of the last wide-open frontier boomtowns in the American Old West. The town prospered from about 1877 to 1890, during which the town's mines produced USD $40 to $85 million in silver bullion, the largest productive silver district in Arizona. Its population grew from 100 to around 14,000 in less than 7 years. It is most-well known as the site of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and draws most of its revenue from tourism. Within two years of its founding, although far distant from any other metropolitan city, Tombstone boasted a bowling alley, four churches, an ice house, a school, two banks, three newspapers, and an ice cream parlor, alongside 110 saloons, 14 gambling halls, and numerous dancing halls and brothels. All of these were situated among and on top of a large number of dirty, hardscrabble mines. The gentlemen and ladies of Tombstone attended operas presented by visiting acting troupes at the Schieffelin Hall opera house, while the miners and cowboys saw shows at the Bird Cage Theatre, "the wildest, wickedest night spot between Basin Street and the Barbary Coast."

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1. tombstone

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How to pronounce Tombstone?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Tombstone in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tombstone in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tombstone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Tombstone in a Sentence

1. Harry S Truman:

   I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says 'Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.' I think that is the greatest epitaph a man can have.

2. Gregory Nunn:

   The most touching epitaph I ever encountered was on the tombstone of the printer of Edinburgh. It said simply: He kept down the cost and set the type right.

3. Rudyard Kipling:

   And the end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased, and the epitaph drear: A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East.

4. Lewis Mumford:

   I would die happy if I knew that on my tombstone could be written these words, This man was an absolute fool. None of the disastrous things that he reluctantly predicted ever came to pass

5. Harry S Truman:

   I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says 'Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.' I think that is the greatest epitaph a man can have - When he gives everything that is in him to do the job he has before him. That is all you can ask of him and that is what I have tried to do.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Tombstone
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tombstone
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tombstone
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Tombstone