(foundation stone)
1foundation stone — foundation stones 1) N COUNT: oft with poss A foundation stone is a large block of stone built into a large public building near the bottom. It is often involved in a ceremony for the opening of the building, and has writing on it recording this …
2foundation stone — ► NOUN ▪ a stone laid with ceremony to celebrate the founding of a building …
3Foundation Stone — For other uses, see Cornerstone (disambiguation). The Stone south is towards the top of the image The Foundation Stone (Hebrew: אבן השתייה, translit. Even haShetiya) or Rock (Arabic: صخرة translit. Sakhrah, Hebrew: סלע translit.: Sela) is the… …
4foundation stone — noun a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building • Hypernyms: ↑stone • Part Holonyms: ↑building, ↑edifice * * * founˈdation stone [foundation stone foundation stones] …
5foundation stone — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms foundation stone : singular foundation stone plural foundation stones 1) a large stone with details of when a building was built, that is placed at the bottom of the building, usually as part of a ceremony 2)… …
6Foundation Stone (disambiguation) — Foundation Stone is the name of the rock situated under the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.MusicFoundation Stone the name of a music band, see FloydFestee also*Foundation stone …
7foundation stone — stone which is part of a structure s foundation; basis …
8foundation stone — noun Date: 1628 1. a stone in the foundation of a building; especially such a stone laid with public ceremony compare cornerstone 2. basis, groundwork …
9foundation stone — foun dation .stone n 1.) a large stone that is placed at the base of a new building, usually by an important person as part of a ceremony 2.) the facts, ideas, principles etc that form the base from which something else develops ▪ Greek and Latin …
10foundation-stone — foundāˈtion stone noun One of the stones forming the foundation of a building, esp a stone laid with public ceremony • • • Main Entry: ↑found …
