Also means
of a tomb
Usage Note
Tombal is primarily found in the fixed expression pierre tombale ('gravestone' or 'tombstone'). Outside that phrase it is rare and literary. The masculine plural is tombaux, though tombals appears in some texts.
Examples
"Une pierre tombale marque l'emplacement de la sépulture."
Natural Translation
A gravestone marks the location of the burial.

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