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COPING STONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coping stone mean?
• COPING STONE (noun)
The noun COPING STONE has 1 sense:
1. a stone that forms the top of wall or building
Familiarity information: COPING STONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stone that forms the top of wall or building
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
capstone; copestone; coping stone; stretcher
Hypernyms ("coping stone" is a kind of...):
stone (building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose)
Holonyms ("coping stone" is a part of...):
wall (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure)
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