noun
- stone markers placed at graves to identify the deceased and commemorate their lives
Usage: plural of gravestone
Examples
- The old cemetery was filled with weathered gravestones from the 1800s.
- Many gravestones in the historic section were carved with elaborate designs.
- The family visited the cemetery to clean their ancestors’ gravestones.
- Some gravestones include birth and death dates along with personal messages.
- The groundskeeper carefully mowed around the gravestones.
- Marble and granite are common materials used for modern gravestones.