Obelisk

Noun

 * 1) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
 * 2)  The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark.

Thesaurus
antenna tower, arch, barbican, barrow, belfry, bell tower, boundary stone, brass, bust, cairn, campanile, cenotaph, colossus, column, cromlech, cross, cup, cupola, cyclolith, derrick, dolmen, dome, fire tower, footstone, grave, gravestone, headstone, hoarstone, inscription, lantern, lighthouse, marker, martello, martello tower, mast, mausoleum, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, minaret, monolith, monument, mound, necrology, obituary, observation tower, pagoda, pilaster, pillar, pinnacle, plaque, pole, prize, pylon, pyramid, reliquary, remembrance, ribbon, rostral column, shaft, shrine, skyscraper, spire, standpipe, steeple, stela, stone, stupa, tablet, television mast, testimonial, tomb, tombstone, tope, tour, tower, trophy, turret, water tower, windmill tower

Etymology
1569. From obelisque:, from  obeliscus:, from  ὀβελίσκος:, diminutive of ὀβελός:.

Translations

 * Catalan: obelisc
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 * Greek: οβελίσκος [o̞.ve̞.ˈli.sko̞s]
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 * Latin: obeliscus
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 * German:
 * Greek: οβελίσκος [o̞.ve̞.ˈli.sko̞s]


 * Latin: obeliscus

Noun

 * 1) obelisk

Noun

 * 1) obelisk