headstone
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Definition of headstone
: a memorial stone at the head of a grave
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Winters said, standing in the parched grass where headstones and markers once lay. — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, "Historian and UTSA archaeologists discover remains at forgotten African American burial site," 18 June 2018 The island, managed by the city’s Department of Correction for more than a century, has never been kept up like a traditional cemetery with manicured lawns or even headstones. — Washington Post, "Erosion unearthing bones on New York’s island of the dead," 3 May 2018 Their headstones stood side by side in good condition as late as 1971, when Mr. Ostrander snapped a photograph of the old cemetery. — James Barron, New York Times, "A Colonial Cemetery in a Park, and a Question: Does the City Own It?," 28 May 2018 Even now, 150 years after his death, people visit his out-of-the-way grave and leave coins on his headstone. — Will Higgins, Indianapolis Star, "Nonstop to Paris starts May 24: 4 weird ways the French have made history in Indiana," 22 May 2018 The two airmen were buried in separate caskets in Beverly, one atop the other, with a single headstone engraved with their names and a cross. — Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, "Why a tombstone in a South Jersey military cemetery has both a Star of David and a cross | Stu Bykofsky," 25 May 2018 Authorities say Harris confessed to toppling headstones at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, Missouri, in February 2017, causing more than $30,000 in damage. — Fox News, "Man charged with toppling Jewish cemetery headstones in 2017," 25 Apr. 2018 Adopted by Linda Znachko, founder of He Knows Your Name Ministry, the baby was named Amelia Grace Hope and given a proper burial with a name on a headstone. — Jordyn Hermani, Indianapolis Star, "Baby is abandoned at fire department, which is what the firefighters want," 2 July 2018 The property was sold and, in 1974, the new owner bulldozed the headstones. — Anne Geggis, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Once forgotten, 'Old Colored Cemetery' turns into a place of honor," 23 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'headstone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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headstone
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English Language Learners Definition of headstone
: 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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Kids Definition of headstone
: a stone that marks a grave
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