Associations to the word «Tombstone»

TOMBSTONE, noun. A headstone marking the person's grave.

TOMBSTONE, noun. (mathematics) The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof.

TOMBSTONE, verb. (surfing) For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface.

TOMBSTONE, noun. A city in the south-east of Arizona.

TOMBSTONE ENGINEERING, noun. The practice of letting accidents or failures (perhaps occasioning death, but not necessarily) identify engineering problems.

TOMBSTONE, noun. A stone that is used to mark a grave.