Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈbɛd.stoʊn/
Pronunciation notes
- US
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/ˈbɛd.stəʊn/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
Noun
A large, heavy, flat stone used to support a column or similar member, or as the lower stone of an oil mill.
- Examples
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After demolition the girders for half the new structure were erected on bedstones already built on the abutments behind the springings of the old arch.