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Definition of headstone
: a memorial stone at the head of a grave
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Examples of headstone in a Sentence
many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
Recent Examples of headstone from the Web
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Residents say drug use and crime have been on the rise in recent years; Mr. Zapata, the headstone carver, dated it to roughly 2000, when slum clearance nearby led to a wave of new residents.
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A photo on their GoFundMe page shows Aiden leaning on Liam’s headstone with a huge smile on his face.
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The project does not include larger headstones, some of which are beginning to tip, Antoskiewicz said.
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Once -- many years ago, according to Young -- a Confederate flag flew there, and little Rebel flags marked the headstones.
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But in 2007 the military added a pentacle to its official list of religious symbols that can be engraved on headstones, so it now can be publicly recognized.
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A member of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) places a flag at a headstone in Section 10 of Arlington National Cemetery for Flags-In, Arlington, Virginia.
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Following a ceremony in Greenwood Memorial Park honoring the Royal Flying Corps, the Pattison family of Keller took a close look at the headstones of the Canadian airmen.
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Trump walked among the white marble headstones and greeted families.
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First Known Use of headstone
15th century
HEADSTONE Defined for English Language Learners
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: 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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: a stone that marks a grave
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