Definition of capstone in English:

capstone

nounˈkapstəʊnˈkæpˌstoʊn

1A stone fixed on top of something, typically a wall.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘That's chalcedony,’ Corissa remarked, her eyes focusing on the translucent gray capstones of the wall.
- Parallel double rows of eight to twelve much taller Latte pillars topped by separate capstones are all that is left of what must have been huge structures throughout the archipelago.
- The capstone porch railings are made of quarried Indiana limestone, and the quakeproof foundation includes 29-inch thick walls.
- A capstone is the uppermost stone of a structure in architecture.
- A 24-inch base material of #2 or #3 stone and 12 inches of ground aggregate capstone were used to provide a quality subgrade.
- When we reached the spot they had turned, we could see that a carved capstone had been rolled into place behind them.
- It looks fine although the wall capstones could do with painting.
- And I, the son and grandson of Indiana architects, seize this opportunity to suggest a feature which I hope will be included in the completed structure, words to be chiseled into the capstone over the main entrance.
- In such cases bands, columns, lintels, sills, jambs, quoins, water tables, medallions, capstones, and copings were wrought of the stone quite often repeating the coloration of the stone used in the steps or foundation.
- To the south, the walls are neat, with angled capstones and two levels of through stones.
- Wind- and drought-gnarled Torrey pines do a pas de deux with sandstone formations whose knife-edge ridges, deep furrows, and occasional hoodoo-like capstones create a mini Bryce Canyon at the beach.
1. 1.1Archaeology A large flat stone forming a roof over the chamber of a megalithic tomb.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Three pairs of the large stones were topped by lintel stones, but the others were missing the capstones they had once supported, which now lay scattered about the circle, some intact, others broken.
  The capstone of the third grave had survived, however, and inside lay the fragile remains of a child aged about 9-12.
  This in turn leads to the much larger trapezoidal burial chamber at a slightly higher level, which has survived with its capstone intact.
  Imagine an ancient burial site, which has the biggest capstone in Europe yet no one is able to get to it.
  It is easily as large as the Great Pyramid at Giza, but it is white with a golden capstone.
  Portal tombs are so called from the two large upright stones forming the entrance to the burial chamber; a capstone is set over these and slopes backwards to rest on backstones.
  As with other portal dolmens, access was through the gap between the side walls and the capstone.
  At the same time, a cruciform chamber roofed with large capstones was constructed at the wider, higher end of the enlarged mound.
  The largest block recorded is the capstone of the tomb at Browneshill, County Carlow, Ireland, estimated to weigh 100 tonnes.
  Erected around 3,500 BC, it has the largest capstone in Europe.
  The capstone on this Dolmen is considered to be the biggest in the world.
  At the centre of this monument are several upright stones, and a great big capstone lying horizontally across the top and resting on mere knife-edge points of three of the standing stones.

Definition of capstone in US English:

capstone

nounˈkapˌstōnˈkæpˌstoʊn

1A stone fixed on top of something, typically a wall.
Example sentencesExamples
- Parallel double rows of eight to twelve much taller Latte pillars topped by separate capstones are all that is left of what must have been huge structures throughout the archipelago.
- A capstone is the uppermost stone of a structure in architecture.
- The capstone porch railings are made of quarried Indiana limestone, and the quakeproof foundation includes 29-inch thick walls.
- It looks fine although the wall capstones could do with painting.
- A 24-inch base material of #2 or #3 stone and 12 inches of ground aggregate capstone were used to provide a quality subgrade.
- To the south, the walls are neat, with angled capstones and two levels of through stones.
- ‘That's chalcedony,’ Corissa remarked, her eyes focusing on the translucent gray capstones of the wall.
- In such cases bands, columns, lintels, sills, jambs, quoins, water tables, medallions, capstones, and copings were wrought of the stone quite often repeating the coloration of the stone used in the steps or foundation.
- And I, the son and grandson of Indiana architects, seize this opportunity to suggest a feature which I hope will be included in the completed structure, words to be chiseled into the capstone over the main entrance.
- When we reached the spot they had turned, we could see that a carved capstone had been rolled into place behind them.
- Wind- and drought-gnarled Torrey pines do a pas de deux with sandstone formations whose knife-edge ridges, deep furrows, and occasional hoodoo-like capstones create a mini Bryce Canyon at the beach.
1. 1.1Archaeology A large flat stone forming a roof over the chamber of a megalithic tomb.
  Example sentencesExamples
  At the centre of this monument are several upright stones, and a great big capstone lying horizontally across the top and resting on mere knife-edge points of three of the standing stones.
  The capstone on this Dolmen is considered to be the biggest in the world.
  Erected around 3,500 BC, it has the largest capstone in Europe.
  It is easily as large as the Great Pyramid at Giza, but it is white with a golden capstone.
  This in turn leads to the much larger trapezoidal burial chamber at a slightly higher level, which has survived with its capstone intact.
  Three pairs of the large stones were topped by lintel stones, but the others were missing the capstones they had once supported, which now lay scattered about the circle, some intact, others broken.
  Portal tombs are so called from the two large upright stones forming the entrance to the burial chamber; a capstone is set over these and slopes backwards to rest on backstones.
  The largest block recorded is the capstone of the tomb at Browneshill, County Carlow, Ireland, estimated to weigh 100 tonnes.
  Imagine an ancient burial site, which has the biggest capstone in Europe yet no one is able to get to it.
  As with other portal dolmens, access was through the gap between the side walls and the capstone.
  The capstone of the third grave had survived, however, and inside lay the fragile remains of a child aged about 9-12.
  At the same time, a cruciform chamber roofed with large capstones was constructed at the wider, higher end of the enlarged mound.

单词	capstone
释义	Definition of capstone in English: capstone nounˈkapstəʊnˈkæpˌstoʊn 1A stone fixed on top of something, typically a wall. Example sentencesExamples ‘That's chalcedony,’ Corissa remarked, her eyes focusing on the translucent gray capstones of the wall. Parallel double rows of eight to twelve much taller Latte pillars topped by separate capstones are all that is left of what must have been huge structures throughout the archipelago. The capstone porch railings are made of quarried Indiana limestone, and the quakeproof foundation includes 29-inch thick walls. A capstone is the uppermost stone of a structure in architecture. A 24-inch base material of #2 or #3 stone and 12 inches of ground aggregate capstone were used to provide a quality subgrade. When we reached the spot they had turned, we could see that a carved capstone had been rolled into place behind them. It looks fine although the wall capstones could do with painting. And I, the son and grandson of Indiana architects, seize this opportunity to suggest a feature which I hope will be included in the completed structure, words to be chiseled into the capstone over the main entrance. In such cases bands, columns, lintels, sills, jambs, quoins, water tables, medallions, capstones, and copings were wrought of the stone quite often repeating the coloration of the stone used in the steps or foundation. To the south, the walls are neat, with angled capstones and two levels of through stones. Wind- and drought-gnarled Torrey pines do a pas de deux with sandstone formations whose knife-edge ridges, deep furrows, and occasional hoodoo-like capstones create a mini Bryce Canyon at the beach. 1.1Archaeology A large flat stone forming a roof over the chamber of a megalithic tomb. Example sentencesExamples Three pairs of the large stones were topped by lintel stones, but the others were missing the capstones they had once supported, which now lay scattered about the circle, some intact, others broken. The capstone of the third grave had survived, however, and inside lay the fragile remains of a child aged about 9-12. This in turn leads to the much larger trapezoidal burial chamber at a slightly higher level, which has survived with its capstone intact. Imagine an ancient burial site, which has the biggest capstone in Europe yet no one is able to get to it. It is easily as large as the Great Pyramid at Giza, but it is white with a golden capstone. Portal tombs are so called from the two large upright stones forming the entrance to the burial chamber; a capstone is set over these and slopes backwards to rest on backstones. As with other portal dolmens, access was through the gap between the side walls and the capstone. At the same time, a cruciform chamber roofed with large capstones was constructed at the wider, higher end of the enlarged mound. The largest block recorded is the capstone of the tomb at Browneshill, County Carlow, Ireland, estimated to weigh 100 tonnes. Erected around 3,500 BC, it has the largest capstone in Europe. The capstone on this Dolmen is considered to be the biggest in the world. At the centre of this monument are several upright stones, and a great big capstone lying horizontally across the top and resting on mere knife-edge points of three of the standing stones. Definition of capstone in US English: capstone nounˈkapˌstōnˈkæpˌstoʊn 1A stone fixed on top of something, typically a wall. Example sentencesExamples Parallel double rows of eight to twelve much taller Latte pillars topped by separate capstones are all that is left of what must have been huge structures throughout the archipelago. A capstone is the uppermost stone of a structure in architecture. The capstone porch railings are made of quarried Indiana limestone, and the quakeproof foundation includes 29-inch thick walls. It looks fine although the wall capstones could do with painting. A 24-inch base material of #2 or #3 stone and 12 inches of ground aggregate capstone were used to provide a quality subgrade. To the south, the walls are neat, with angled capstones and two levels of through stones. ‘That's chalcedony,’ Corissa remarked, her eyes focusing on the translucent gray capstones of the wall. In such cases bands, columns, lintels, sills, jambs, quoins, water tables, medallions, capstones, and copings were wrought of the stone quite often repeating the coloration of the stone used in the steps or foundation. And I, the son and grandson of Indiana architects, seize this opportunity to suggest a feature which I hope will be included in the completed structure, words to be chiseled into the capstone over the main entrance. When we reached the spot they had turned, we could see that a carved capstone had been rolled into place behind them. Wind- and drought-gnarled Torrey pines do a pas de deux with sandstone formations whose knife-edge ridges, deep furrows, and occasional hoodoo-like capstones create a mini Bryce Canyon at the beach. 1.1Archaeology A large flat stone forming a roof over the chamber of a megalithic tomb. Example sentencesExamples At the centre of this monument are several upright stones, and a great big capstone lying horizontally across the top and resting on mere knife-edge points of three of the standing stones. The capstone on this Dolmen is considered to be the biggest in the world. Erected around 3,500 BC, it has the largest capstone in Europe. It is easily as large as the Great Pyramid at Giza, but it is white with a golden capstone. This in turn leads to the much larger trapezoidal burial chamber at a slightly higher level, which has survived with its capstone intact. Three pairs of the large stones were topped by lintel stones, but the others were missing the capstones they had once supported, which now lay scattered about the circle, some intact, others broken. Portal tombs are so called from the two large upright stones forming the entrance to the burial chamber; a capstone is set over these and slopes backwards to rest on backstones. The largest block recorded is the capstone of the tomb at Browneshill, County Carlow, Ireland, estimated to weigh 100 tonnes. Imagine an ancient burial site, which has the biggest capstone in Europe yet no one is able to get to it. As with other portal dolmens, access was through the gap between the side walls and the capstone. The capstone of the third grave had survived, however, and inside lay the fragile remains of a child aged about 9-12. At the same time, a cruciform chamber roofed with large capstones was constructed at the wider, higher end of the enlarged mound.
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