obelisks in English

noun

1

a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark.

High above a hill in Oakwood Cemetery at Troy, New York, stands a huge obelisk , a monument to the life of Maj.

synonyms: pillar, column, needle, shaft, monolith, monument

noun

• pillar, column, needle, shaft, monolith, monument
• dagger

Use "obelisks" in a sentence

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3. Obelisks are among the least-understood relics of ancient Egypt.

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5. Most modern obelisks are made of several stones; some, like the Washington Monument, are buildings.

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10. The massive ruins, dating from between the 1st and the 13th century A.D., include monolithic obelisks, giant stelae, royal tombs and the ruins of ancient castles.

11. ‘Scholarly notes are usually signalled by superscript numbers at appropriate points in a text, but such symbols as Asterisks and obelisks may be used instead for footnotes.’

12. In fact, it is difficult to imagine a temple such as Karnak without thinking of its Columned halls, and what many visitors will take away with them is visions of pylons, obelisks, statues and columns