capstone

cap·stone

C0092500 (kăp′stōn′)n.1. The top stone of a structure or wall.2. The crowning achievement or final stroke; the culmination or acme.

capstone

(ˈkæpˌstəʊn) or

copestone

n1. (Building) one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc2. (Mountaineering) mountaineering a chockstone occurring at the top of a gully or chimney3. a crowning achievement; peak: the capstone of his career.

cap•stone

(ˈkæpˌstoʊn)

n. 1. a finishing stone of a structure. 2. the crowning achievement. [1350–1400]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	capstone - a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culminationcopestone, finishing touchtouch - deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch"
	2.	capstone - a stone that forms the top of wall or buildingcoping stone, copestone, stretcherstone - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site"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; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"

Translations

capstone

, copestone Mountaineering a chockstone occurring at the top of a gully or chimney

Capstone

The top row of stones on a retaining wall; the top stone on a pier or on top of a corbeled vault.

capstone

[′kap‚stōn] (architecture) A stone placed at the top of a stone arch.

coping stone, capstone, copestone

coping stone A stone which forms a coping.

capstone

1. Any single stone in a coping.2. A stone placed at the top of a stone arch.

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CAPSTONE➣DA Program to Organize Total Army to Meet Contingencies

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noun a final touch

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noun a stone that forms the top of wall or building

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