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Word | Obelisk |
Russian Meaning | обелиск, крестик, знак ссылки, полигр. обелиск |
a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote / a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top / An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom. / tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid / a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark. / a tall, four-sided stone column that becomes narrower toward the top and that ends in a point, | |
Usage | ⇒ That town has many beautiful obelisks ⇒ Cleopatra's Needle is an obelisk in New York City's Central Park. ⇒ High above a hill in Oakwood Cemetery at Troy, New York, stands a huge obelisk , a monument to the life of Maj. |
Synonyms | column, memorial, monolith, tower, monument, pillar, dagger, cenotaph, mausoleum, shrine, spire, shaft, campanile, cupola, dome, minaret, pyramid, statue, turret, steeple, |
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