Giant's Causeway in British English
noun
a promontory of columnar basalt on the N coast of Northern Ireland, in Antrim: consists of several thousand pillars, mostly hexagonal, that were formed by the rapid cooling of lava and the inward contraction of the lava flow
Giant's Causeway in American English
headland in N Northern Ireland, consisting of thousands of small, vertical basaltic columns:c. 3 mi (4.8 km) long
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Definition of 'Giant's Causeway'
- to take root
- to take sb by surprise
- to take sb for ...
- to take sb for a ride
- to take sb for a walk
- to take sb for granted
- to take sb into custody
- to take sb into one's confidence
- to take sb prisoner
- to take sb's blood pressure
- to take sb's fingerprints
- to take sb's hand, take sb by the hand/arm
- to take sb's life/one's own life
- to take sb's part
- to take sb's/sth's place
- to take sb's temperature
- to take sb/sth seriously
- to take sb to court
- to take sb to task
- to take sb to the cleaners
- to take sb up on an offer
- to take shape
- to take shelter (from sth)
- to take sides
- to take someone by surprise