foundation stone
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Noun[edit]
foundation stone (plural foundation stones)
- A stone laid during the construction of a (usually important) building, the laying of which is usually marked by a ceremony.
- 2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 58:
- He laid the foundation stone on August 1 1847, and then set around 2,000 workmen loose on the undertaking. The station opened exactly one year later on August 1 1848.
- (figurative) The basis of something.
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stone laid during construction
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