obelisknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɒb.əl.ɪsk/us/ˈɑː.bəl.ɪsk/a tall stone column with four sloping sides and a pointed top, made in honour of an important person or event
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Gravestones and monuments
- cairn
- cenotaph
- colossus
- epitaph
- gravestone
- headstone
- memorial
- monolith
- monument
- rest
- rest in peace idiom
- rip
- the Statue of Liberty
- tombstone
- war memorial