roofstone
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Synonyms: moonstone, roestone, footstone, doorstone, moorstone, roadstone, woodstone, brookstone, rockstone, room tone
Antonyms: moonstone, roestone, footstone, doorstone, moorstone, roadstone, woodstone, brookstone, rockstone, room tone
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|geology, mining}} {{lb|en|geology|mining}} The stone or rock layer immediately above a [[coal seam]].
- {{senseid|en|archaeology}} {{lb|en|archaeology}} A large, usually flat stone slab placed atop the side-stones ([[orthostat]]s) of a megalithic burial chamber—such as in portal tombs, [[wedge tomb]]s, or gallery graves—to form a roof covering the interior space.
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