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cap·stone  (kpstn)

n.

1. The top stone of a structure or wall.

2. The crowning achievement or final stroke; the culmination or acme.

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capstone [ˈkæpˌstəʊn], copestone [ˈkəʊpˌstəʊn]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc.

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) Mountaineering a chockstone occurring at the top of a gully or chimney

3. a crowning achievement; peak

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	capstone - a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination copestone, finishing touch touch - deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch"
	2.	capstone - a stone that forms the top of wall or building coping stone, copestone, stretcher stone - 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

n (Archit) (lit, fig) → Schlussstein m; (of wall) → Mauerkappe f