1. a stone marker placed over a grave, typically inscribed with the name and dates of the deceased
2. something that serves as a memorial or reminder of something that has ended
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The old cemetery was filled with weathered tombstones from the 1800s.
• Her tombstone was carved with beautiful roses and an inspiring quote.
• We placed fresh flowers at the base of his tombstone every Sunday.
• The marble tombstone gleamed in the morning sunlight.
• That abandoned factory serves as a tombstone to the town’s industrial past.
• The crumbling statue stood like a tombstone marking the end of an era.