inukshuk


i·nuk·shuk

I5231950 (ĭ-no͝ok′sho͝ok)n. A cairn.
[Inuit inuk, human being + suk, something resembling, substitute (since a cairn can indicate directions or other information like a person).]

inukshuk

(ɪˈnʊkʃʊk) n, pl inukshuks or inukshuit (ɪˈnʊkʃjuːɪt) a stone used by the Inuit to mark a location[from Inuktitut, literally: something in the shape of a man]