foundation stone

English

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.

stone laid during construction

Bulgarian: крайъгълен камък (bg) m (krajǎgǎlen kamǎk)
Danish: grundsten c
Finnish: peruskivi (fi)
French: première pierre (fr) f
Hebrew: אֶבֶן יְסוֹד (he) f (even yesod), אֶבֶן פִּנָּה (he) f (even pinah), אֶבֶן שְׁתִיָּה (he) f (even shtiyah)
Hungarian: alapkő (hu)
Italian: prima pietra f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: grunnstein m

Nynorsk: grunnstein m
Portuguese: primeira pedra f, pedra fundamental f
Russian: краеуго́льный ка́мень (ru) m (krajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ)

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