Definizione monolingua

cairn

cairn (plural cairns)

1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

   Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. -Campbell.

2. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.
3. A cairn terrier.

Definizione dizionario cairn

ometto

tumulo

Altri significati:

landmark

monument

A cairn terrier.

A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.