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Noun: tombstone  'toom,stown
  1. A stone that is used to mark a grave
    "The family chose a simple granite tombstone for their loved one";
    - gravestone, headstone
Verb: tombstone  'toom,stown
  1. 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

Part of: grave, tomb

Encyclopedia: Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die