COPING STONE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stone that forms the top of wall or building

Synonyms:

capstone; copestone; coping stone; stretcher

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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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