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cairn n. 石堆纪念碑,石冢,堆石界标 石堆纪念碑,石塚,堆石界标 cairn n 1: a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path 2: small rough- haired breed of terrier from Scotland [ synonym: { cairn}, { cairn terrier}] Cairn \ Cairn\, n. [ Gael. carn, gen. cairn, a heap: cf. Ir. & W. carn.] 1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. [ 1913 Webster] Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. -- Campbell. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc. -- C. Kingsley. Kane. [ 1913 Webster] 67 Moby Thesaurus words for " cairn": arch, barrow, bench mark, bookmark, boundary stone, brass, bust, catstone, cenotaph, column, cromlech, cross, cup, cyclolith, dolmen, footstone, grave, gravestone, headstone, hoarstone, inscription, landmark, lighthouse, lightship, mark, marker, mausoleum, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, milepost, milestone, monolith, monument, mound, necrology, obelisk, obituary, pharos, pillar, plaque, platform, prize, pyramid, reliquary, remembrance, ribbon, rostral column, seamark, shaft, shrine, stela, stone, stupa, tablet, testimonial, tomb, tombstone, tope, tower, trophy, watchtower |
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