Tombstone
Old West destination
A tombstone is a stone marker placed at a grave, typically inscribed with the deceased's name and dates.
The word extends to things resembling grave markers: in finance, a tombstone is a printed advertisement announcing a securities offering, formatted as a plain rectangular block of text.
In computing, tombstone can refer to a placeholder indicating deleted data.
Old West lawman
- OK Corral1881 showdown location
- gunfightArmed combat with firearms
- Arizona48th state admitted
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
Doc Holliday · shootout · Wild West · frontier · outlaw · lawman · Virgil · Morgan
Memorial slab marking burial
- gravestoneBurial site marker
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- burialPlacing deceased underground
inscription · marker · plot · memorial · grave · churchyard · monument · resting place
Cessation of life
- mortalityState of eventual death
- finalityState of conclusive completion
- endingFinal portion of something
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
legacy · impermanence · memento mori · skeleton · skull · crossbones · Halloween · macabre
Wyatt Earp
Old West lawman
Doc Holliday · saloon · shootout · Wild West · frontier · outlaw · lawman · Virgil · Morgan · silver mining
headstone
Memorial slab marking burial
- gravestoneBurial site marker
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
burial · inscription · marker · plot · memorial · grave · churchyard · monument · resting place · granite
death
Cessation of life
- mortalityState of eventual death
- finalityState of conclusive completion
- endingFinal portion of something
remembrance · legacy · impermanence · memento mori · skeleton · skull · crossbones · Halloween · macabre · omen
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
DiGiorno · supermarket · crust · microwave · cheese · box · convenience · toppings · freezer · brand
- Arizona TownsFlagstaff, Prescott, Sedona, Globe, Winslow
- moviesblockbuster, film, Titanic, films, Jurassic Park
- 1993 FilmsJurassic Park, Schindler's List, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Fugitive, Groundhog Day
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Westernscowboys, western, outlaws, sheriffs, western novels
- ArizonaPhoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale
Tombstonebirth certificate
Official record of arrival
cradle · baptismal font · maternity ward · womb · birthplace
Tombstoneboomtown
Rapidly growing community
Silicon Valley · Las Vegas · gold rush town · ghost town · vibrant community
- tombstone inscriptionsText on grave markers