Tombstone

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tombstone \Tomb"stone`\ (t[=oo]m"st[=o]n`), n.
     A stone or small stone monument erected over a grave, bearing
     the name of the dead person interred there, to preserve the
     memory of the deceased.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tombstone
       n : a stone that is used to mark a grave [syn: {gravestone}, {headstone}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "tombstone":
     arch, barrow, boundary stone, brass, bust, cairn, cenotaph, column,
     cromlech, cross, cup, cyclolith, dolmen, footstone, grave,
     gravestone, headstone, hoarstone, inscription, ledger, marker,
     mausoleum, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch,
     memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, monolith,
     monument, mound, necrology, obelisk, obituary, pillar, plaque,
     prize, pyramid, reliquary, remembrance, ribbon, rostral column,
     shaft, shrine, stela, stone, stupa, tablet, testimonial, tomb,
     tope, trophy
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Tombstone, AZ (city, FIPS 74400)
    Location: 31.71730 N, 110.06222 W
    Population (1990): 1220 (708 housing units)
    Area: 11.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 85638

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Tombstone, AZ -- U.S. city in Arizona
     Population (2000):    1504
     Housing Units (2000): 839
     Land area (2000):     4.299826 sq. miles (11.136498 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.299826 sq. miles (11.136498 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            74400
     Located within:       Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
     Location:             31.715940 N, 110.064827 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     85638
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Tombstone, AZ
      Tombstone