Noun: tombstone 'toom,stown
- A stone that is used to mark a grave
"The family chose a simple granite tombstone for their loved one";
- gravestone, headstone
- Jump into the sea (or other body of water) from a cliff or other high point
"Despite warnings, thrill-seekers continued to tombstone off the coastal cliffs"
Derived forms: tombstoned, tombstones, tombstoning
Type of: memorial, monument, stone
Encyclopedia: Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die