verb Download 🔗Share To take part in tombstoning: to jump into the sea, etc. from a cliff or other high point so as to enter the water vertically straight. Examples : "Example Sentence: "The lifeguard warned the teenagers about tombstoning from the cliffs because it was dangerous." " sport action entertainment nature nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface. Examples : "The lifeguard spotted a surfboard tombstoning near the reef and immediately paddled out, fearing the surfer was in trouble. " sport nautical ocean sailing action environment weather technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To replace (an object or data) with a tombstone marker. Examples : "The teacher tombstoned the incorrect answer on the quiz sheet with a large "X". " computing technology technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The practice of jumping into the sea or similar body of water from a cliff or other high point such that the jumper enters the water vertically straight, like a tombstone. Examples : ""The local council put up warning signs to discourage tombstoning from the dangerous cliffs." " sport action entertainment nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The process of (automatically) initiating software sleep mode on an app. Examples : "The app's background process was interrupted by tombstoning to conserve battery life. " computing technology process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An unwanted effect in the manufacture of electronic circuit boards, in which a component stands up on end instead of lying flat. Examples : "The electronics factory rejected the batch of circuit boards due to excessive tombstoning, making them unusable. " electronics technology technical industry machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In page layout, putting articles side by side so that the headlines are adjacent. The phenomenon is also referred to as bumping heads. Examples : "The newspaper layout was criticized for excessive tombstoning, making it difficult to read the adjacent articles. " media technology writing computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In highway driving, a blockage in traffic caused by a semi-trailer truck attempting to pass another with insufficient acceleration. Examples : "The afternoon commute turned into a nightmare when a semi-truck began tombstoning, slowing down all lanes of traffic as it struggled to overtake another truck. " traffic vehicle technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in digital libraries) The practice of leaving a marker in a location where a digital record has been withdrawn, in order to signify that the record had previously existed. Examples : "The library uses tombstoning to show that a digital book was once available, even after it's been removed from their online catalog. " technology computing internet writing media info communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tombstone pattern on an electrocardiogram. Examples : "The doctor noticed a tombstone on the patient's ECG, indicating a possible heart rhythm problem. " medicine sign body physiology anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
