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capstone

[ kap-stohn ]

/ ˈkæpˌstoʊn /

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noun

a finishing stone of a structure.

the crowning achievement, point, element, or event.

Origin of capstone

1350–1400; Middle English. See cap¹, stone

Words nearby capstone

capsomere, capstan, capstan bar, capstan lathe, capstan table, capstone, capsula, capsula fibrosa, capsular, capsular antigen, capsular cataract

Example sentences from the Web for capstone

But for Carter, this is a capstone to a career spent in the decidedly unsexy corridors of Pentagon power.

Ashton Carter, the Wonk Who Would Lead the Pentagon |Shane Harris, Tim Mak |December 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On the western side of the capstone is the history of the construction.

Weird Washington Monument History |William O’Connor |May 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Cantor said he sees the election of de Blasio as the capstone of a transformational year for the progressive movement.

Bill de Blasio Mayoral Win Signals Working Families Party Ascendancy |David Freedlander |November 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Once a favorite to replace Clinton at State, he is a contender for Defense Secretary as a capstone to his long legislative career.

Will Michele Flournoy Become the First Female Defense Secretary? |Eleanor Clift |November 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

I think this was a capstone to the major military project of his term.

‘The Finish’: Mark Bowden on the Hunt for Osama bin Laden |Doug Stanton |October 15, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The capstone on top of it is a Pyramid in itself, in miniature, unlike anything of the kind or any other building on the earth.

The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 |Joseph Wild
The capstone was a little less than three feet square, so Simeon could not lie down.

The Mintage |Elbert Hubbard
One foot was already above the capstone; and with this and his teeth he was widening the aperture around him.

The Bush Boys |Captain Mayne Reid
The capstone on which the statue stands is one of the record-stones of the Temple.

The House of the Lord |James E. Talmage
Sitting, walled in; over the head, but under the capstone of the vault, a handful of flint arrow-heads.

Burial Mounds of the Northern Sections of the United States |Cyrus Thomas

British Dictionary definitions for capstone

capstone

copestone (ˈkəʊpˌstəʊn)

/ (ˈkæpˌstəʊn) /

noun

one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc

mountaineering a chockstone occurring at the top of a gully or chimney

a crowning achievement; peak the capstone of his career