cairn

[ kairn ]

/ kɛərn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cairn ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.

Also carn

[kahrn] /kɑrn/ .

Origin of cairn

First recorded in 1525–35; earlier carn, from Scots Gaelic: “pile of stones”; perhaps akin to horn

OTHER WORDS FROM cairn

cairned, adjectivecairny, adjective

Words nearby cairn

caïque, ça ira, caird, Caird Coast, Cairene, cairn, cairngorm, Cairngorm Mountains, Cairns, cairn terrier, Cairo

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Example sentences from the Web for cairn

I can quite distinctly remember having met her when she was a girl; she was beautiful, Cairn.
Brood of the Witch-Queen|Sax Rohmer
When camp was made snug and dinner disposed of, Doctor Joe followed the boys down to the cairn.
Troop One of the Labrador|Dillon Wallace
Then, when the cairn was finished, he replaced it, drew his pistol and checked the chamber.
Little Fuzzy|Henry Beam Piper
Urged by fear, I sprang from the cairn, and fled towards the hill, across the swamp.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various

You can still see the remains of the cairn placed on the extreme point, reached by John Ross in 1831.
The English at the North Pole|Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for cairn

cairn

/ (kɛən) /

noun

a mound of stones erected as a memorial or marker

Also called: cairn terrier a small rough-haired breed of terrier originally from Scotland

Word Origin for cairn

C15: from Gaelic carn

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单词	cairn
释义	cairn [ kairn ] / kɛərn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cairn ON THESAURUS.COM noun a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc. Also carn [kahrn] /kɑrn/ . Origin of cairn First recorded in 1525–35; earlier carn, from Scots Gaelic: “pile of stones”; perhaps akin to horn OTHER WORDS FROM cairn cairned, adjectivecairny, adjective Words nearby cairn caïque, ça ira, caird, Caird Coast, Cairene, cairn, cairngorm, Cairngorm Mountains, Cairns, cairn terrier, Cairo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cairn I can quite distinctly remember having met her when she was a girl; she was beautiful, Cairn. Brood of the Witch-Queen\|Sax Rohmer When camp was made snug and dinner disposed of, Doctor Joe followed the boys down to the cairn. Troop One of the Labrador\|Dillon Wallace Then, when the cairn was finished, he replaced it, drew his pistol and checked the chamber. Little Fuzzy\|Henry Beam Piper Urged by fear, I sprang from the cairn, and fled towards the hill, across the swamp. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland\|Various You can still see the remains of the cairn placed on the extreme point, reached by John Ross in 1831. The English at the North Pole\|Jules Verne British Dictionary definitions for cairn cairn / (kɛən) / noun a mound of stones erected as a memorial or marker Also called: cairn terrier a small rough-haired breed of terrier originally from Scotland Word Origin for cairn C15: from Gaelic carn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cairn ceremony, tombstone, statue, remembrance, headstone, plaque, mausoleum, stone, tablet, masterpiece, slab, pillar, testament, shrine, tomb, tribute, gravestone, marker, stele, monolith
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cairn

noun

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