headstone

head·stone | \ ˈhed-ˌstōn

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Definition of headstone

: a memorial stone at the head of a grave

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many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic

Recent Examples on the Web Pinkard has started a GoFundMe to cover expenses from Nez's funeral, as well as pay for a headstone. — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, "'We tried to be so careful': Navajo rancher and retired nurse dies from COVID-19," 2 July 2020 And the family's two-month-old baby boy's headstone dating back to the 1800s was pulled out of the ground and tossed nearby, according to Walden. — Amanda Jackson, CNN, "Cemetery in Iowa vandalized, 50 headstones knocked over," 1 July 2020 Now, their big project is to purchase her a headstone. — cleveland, "Dear Annie: My siblings dropped the ball when it came to helping pay for our mother’s burial," 20 June 2020 Police also found the Confederate flag taken down and placed over a headstone in the cemetery. — al, "Black Lives Matter framed for Confederate monument vandalism, Jacksonville police say," 7 June 2020 His father, James Joyce, who worked in the Army air corps, had died a year earlier, and Joyce went see his headstone for the first time. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Blown Detroit Tigers call still haunts Jim Joyce, but he has learned to forgive himself," 2 June 2020 In Bronson, the storm uprooted trees at a cemetery, which damaged headstones. — Emma Dale, Detroit Free Press, "Storms knock out power to nearly 470,000 Michiganders, restoration could take days," 11 June 2020 Bombella said who has retrieved her dog’s headstone. — Sara Cline, ExpressNews.com, "Owners who have animals buried at San Antonio pet cemetery told to retrieve headstones," 2 Apr. 2020 For the past five years, 18-year-old Eagle Scout Kieran Monaghan has been one of the Scouts who has walked the hallowed ground and gingerly placed an American flag next to each headstone. — Eric Shawn | Fox News, Fox News, "Boy Scouts banned from planting American flags on veterans' graves for Memorial Day due to coronavirus," 13 May 2020

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10 Jul 2020

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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstone. Accessed 13 Aug. 2020.

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