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Raretombstone
The correct spelling is tombstone.
How to pronounce tombstone
/tuːmstoʊn/
nounIPA: /tuːmstoʊn/
Say it like: Tom-bst-one
The correct spelling is tombstone. A headstone marking a person's grave.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A headstone marking a person's grave.
- 2.The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof.
- 3.A marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication of the deletion across servers etc.
- 4.A crashdump.
- 5.An unusual morphological feature on an electrocardiogram indicative of acute myocardial infarction, characterized by a massive ST elevation.
verb
- 1.To take part in tombstoning: to jump into the sea, etc. from a cliff or other high point so as to enter the water vertically straight.
- 2.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.
- 3.To replace (an object or data) with a tombstone marker.
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