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单词 headstone
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Definition of headstone in English:

headstone

noun ˈhɛdstəʊnˈhɛdˌstoʊn
  • A slab of stone set up at the head of a grave, typically inscribed with the name of the dead person.

    墓碑

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Police were called to the scene on Friday and discovered the gravestone lying at the side of the grave with the headstone turned down in the earth.
    • Around him graves crept up the hillside in a mishmash of stone headstones and rotting wooden crosses.
    • Turning rocks into tiles, tabletops and headstones for premium prices is an old idea attracting new interest in Nunavut.
    • When all of the Civil War graves are located the cemetery plans to pick up the cost of new headstones on their graves.
    • About 100 headstones and graves were wrecked in Thursday's incident, which police said was racially motivated.
    • When you walk among the headstones and read the names, you can see into the future.
    • The majority of these graves did not have accompanying headstones or markers of any kind.
    • Today was the unveiling ceremony for her headstone which was a stone carving commissioned by her family.
    • Walking around the grave, Eve's heart sank as she made out the name on the headstone.
    • It's an amazing sight to see 43 acres of graves and monuments and headstones and so many images of death packed together.
    • Both are buried at Orton churchyard in a grave without a headstone.
    • This means that the family can not afford a headstone for Phoebe's grave at Pleasington cemetery.
    • She pressed a kiss against her fingers and then touched AJ's name on the headstone.
    • Folding his coat beneath him, he knelt down and sat back on his haunches at the foot of the grave, facing the headstone.
    • I took full advantage, and strolled along between the graves, reading the headstones.
    • Inspection of the headstones showed the names of lesser NCOs and privates, drawn from regiments of city and shire.
    • It was named that because the inscriptions on the headstones were in a Cyrillic script.
    • It is, of course, a memorial to the matriarch, the slab representing her headstone.
    • Colin's friends are now raising money for a headstone to mark his grave.
    • It has also supplied parts for windmills, a post office in Iran and metal headstones for graves.
    Synonyms
    gravestone, tombstone, stone, monument, memorial, plaque, tablet

Definition of headstone in US English:

headstone

nounˈhedˌstōnˈhɛdˌstoʊn
  • A slab of stone set up at the head of a grave, typically inscribed with the name of the dead person.

    墓碑

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Around him graves crept up the hillside in a mishmash of stone headstones and rotting wooden crosses.
    • The majority of these graves did not have accompanying headstones or markers of any kind.
    • Today was the unveiling ceremony for her headstone which was a stone carving commissioned by her family.
    • Colin's friends are now raising money for a headstone to mark his grave.
    • Turning rocks into tiles, tabletops and headstones for premium prices is an old idea attracting new interest in Nunavut.
    • It has also supplied parts for windmills, a post office in Iran and metal headstones for graves.
    • When you walk among the headstones and read the names, you can see into the future.
    • It's an amazing sight to see 43 acres of graves and monuments and headstones and so many images of death packed together.
    • Inspection of the headstones showed the names of lesser NCOs and privates, drawn from regiments of city and shire.
    • When all of the Civil War graves are located the cemetery plans to pick up the cost of new headstones on their graves.
    • This means that the family can not afford a headstone for Phoebe's grave at Pleasington cemetery.
    • She pressed a kiss against her fingers and then touched AJ's name on the headstone.
    • Walking around the grave, Eve's heart sank as she made out the name on the headstone.
    • It was named that because the inscriptions on the headstones were in a Cyrillic script.
    • Both are buried at Orton churchyard in a grave without a headstone.
    • About 100 headstones and graves were wrecked in Thursday's incident, which police said was racially motivated.
    • Folding his coat beneath him, he knelt down and sat back on his haunches at the foot of the grave, facing the headstone.
    • I took full advantage, and strolled along between the graves, reading the headstones.
    • Police were called to the scene on Friday and discovered the gravestone lying at the side of the grave with the headstone turned down in the earth.
    • It is, of course, a memorial to the matriarch, the slab representing her headstone.
    Synonyms
    gravestone, tombstone, stone, monument, memorial, plaque, tablet
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