obelisk

🇬🇧 UK/'ɒbәlisk/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A tall, four-sided stone pillar that tapers to a pyramid-shaped point at the top, used as a monument.

方尖塔,方尖碑

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
obelroot
+
isksuffix
=obelisk

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The ancient obelisk stood in the center of the city square for millennia.

  • 2.

    Cleopatra's Needle is a famous obelisk that now stands in New York City.

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