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cairn

About 0.64 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
  2. noun A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.
  3. noun A cairn terrier.

Similar words

cairn terrier monument kern memorial kieran kirn cairngorum cairngorm cathair cairnes

Often followed by

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Word family

cairned cairns

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