copestone

ˈkəʊpˌstəʊn

Definition

Definition of copestone - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

metaphor

Dated

final touch or crowning achievement

Dated

Winning the award was the copestone of her career.

capstone

climax

culmination

architecture

Dated

stone forming the top of a wall

Dated

The copestone was carefully placed on the wall.

capstone

keystone

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stone forming the top of a wall

Origin of copestone

English, cope (top) + stone (rock)

Examples of copestone in a sentence

His promotion served as the copestone of his hard work.
The architect admired the ancient copestone.
Moss grew over the weathered copestone.

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French:couronnement, pierre de couronnement, ...
German:krönender Abschluss, Deckstein, ...
Italian:coronamento, pietra di coronamento, ...
Spanish:culminación, piedra angular, ...
Portuguese:coroamento, cimalha, ...
Chinese:巅峰, 顶石, ...
Japanese:頂点, 笠石, ...
Arabic:تتويج, حَجَرُ التَّاج, ...
Hebrew:אֶבֶן הָרֹאשָׁה, אֶבֶן כּוֹתֶרֶת, ...
Russian:венец, капитель, ...
Ukrainian:вершина, камінь-верхівка, ...
Hindi:सर्वोच्च उपलब्धि, कॉपस्टोन, ...
Bengali:কোপস্টোন, শীর্ষ পাথর, ...
Catalan:culminació, coberta, ...
Czech:vyvrcholení, krycí kámen, ...
Danish:kronen, topsten, ...
Dutch:hoogtepunt, deksteen, ...
Greek:κορυφαία στιγμή, ακρογωνιαία πέτρα, ...
Hungarian:megkoronázás, fedkő, ...
Khmer:ស្នាដៃសម្រេចចុងក្រោយដ៏លេចធ្លោ, ថ្មគ្របកំពូលជញ្ជាំង, ...
Korean:최고의 업적, 마루돌, ...
Persian:تاج موفقیت, سنگ تاج, ...
Polish:ukoronowanie, kamień zwieńczający, ...
Portuguese (BR):ápice, pedra de coroamento, ...
Romanian:piatră de încununare, piatră de coronament, ...
Swedish:slutsten, toppsten, ...
Thai:จุดสูงสุด, หินที่อยู่บนสุด, ...
Turkish:taçlandırıcı başarı, kapak taşı, ...
Vietnamese:điểm nhấn cuối cùng, viên đá đỉnh, ...

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