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moai in British English

(ˈməʊaɪ)
nounWord forms: plural moai
any of the gigantic carved stone figures found on Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
Word origin
from Rapanui (the Polynesian language of Easter Island), literally: statue, figurine

Examples of 'moai' in a sentence
moai

The moai are said to represent the spirits of great ancestors.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The moai do not look out to sea.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
A hundred or so mighty moai have been re-erected on their platforms.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
It is equally hard to imagine a time without the moai.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But this moai has more reason than most to be annoyed.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There are about a thousand moai altogether on the island, with an average weight of 12½ tons.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They tend to do that, moai — the local word for the island's famous, and perpetually scowling, stone heads.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Next they question the moai argument.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
All the moai came from here, and the mountain is still littered with statues in various stages of completion.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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