sluitsteen — meaning in English

English meaning

• capstone noun Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
• keystone noun The central wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch that locks the other stones in place.

Senses

sluitsteen is used for these senses in English:

• capstone (figurative) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.
• keystone (architecture) The top stone of an arch.

capstone — full definition

1. noun Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
2. noun A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.

keystone — full definition

1. noun The central wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch that locks the other stones in place.
2. noun The central element that everything else depends on or is built around.

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