English Explanatory Dictionary

roofstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The stone or rock layer immediately above a coal seam.
A large, usually flat stone slab placed atop the side-stones (orthostats) of a megalithic burial chamber—such as in portal tombs, wedge tombs, or gallery graves—to form a roof covering the interior space.

Pronunciation

ro͞of′stōn′ ro͝of- /ˈɹuːfˌstəʊ̯n/ /ˈɹʊf-/ /ˈɹufˌstoʊ̯n/ /ˈɹʉːfˌstəʉ̯n/ /ˈɹʉːfˌstɐʉ̯n/ /ˈɹʉfˌston/ /ˈɹʉf-/ /ˈɾuːfˌsʈoːn/ /ˈɾʊf-/

Word forms

roofstone roofstones

Etymology

From roof + stone.

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