dripstone

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.
2. noun A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone.
3. noun Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.

Similar words

drip drip edge throating drippage watershoot drip tip dripping eavesdrip driphole dewdrop

Often followed by

formations and is over in deposits or of moulding

Word family

dripstones