tombstone
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈtumˌstoʊn// UK //tˈuːmstəʊn// tomb·stone
n. a flat stone placed over a grave that shows the name and dates of the person who died. It helps people remember where someone is buried.
n. a stone marker placed at the head of a grave, typically inscribed with the name, birth date, and death date of the deceased.
The old tombstone was covered in green moss.
Historians often visit the local cemetery to read the inscriptions on each tombstone for genealogical research.
Weathered by centuries of coastal rain, the marble tombstone had become nearly illegible, leaving the identity of the merchant buried beneath it a mystery to modern visitors.
From tomb + stone.