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tombstone
1. noun
a) A headstone marking the persons grave.

True, theres no harm in crying for ones husband, and the tombstone, though plain, was a solid piece of work, and on summers days when the widow brought her boys to stand there one felt kindly towards her.

b) The symbol "" marking the end of a proof.
Syn: headstone, gravestone, halmos
2. verb
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.

Before the contest even started, Slater went down hard in a warmup session. He took a two-wave hold-down in the semifinals, his board tombstoning eerily for all to see,


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