menhir

Noun

Meaning

A large stone set upright in olden times as a memorial or monument. Many, of unknown date, are found in Brittany and throughout Northern Europe.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

standing stone arch barrow boulder cairn stone obelisk dolmen megalith cross block column brass shaft monument

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Antonyms

loss decrease

Hypernyms

megalith megalithic structure

Examples

He generally works as a menhir delivery man. Source: Internet

He works as a menhir sculptor and deliveryman, and is Asterix 's best friend. Source: Internet

However, this is uncertain: for instance, menhir is peulvan or maen hir ("long stone"), maen sav ("straight stone") (two words: noun + adjective) in Breton. Source: Internet

Maen hir can be directly translated from Welsh as "long stone" (which is exactly what a menhir or maen hir is). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

menhaden menhaden oil Menheniot menial menial labor menial work