cairn
The word “cairn” has 1 syllable: cairn
It's pronounced as /keərn/
What is synonym and antonym for cairn?
In the thesaurus, “cairn” has 75 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for cairn along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for cairn
- accumulation
- aggregate
- array
- assemblage
- bank
- bar
- barrow
- bed
- cenotaph
- ceremony
- cock
- collection
- column
- commemoration
- conglomeration
- drift
- edifice
- embankment
- erection
- footstone
- gathering
- gravestone
- grouping
- headstone
- heap
- hill
- hoard
- huddle
- inscription
- jumble
- keepsake
- knot
- landmark
- layer
- ledger
- magnum opus
- marker
- mastaba
- masterpiece
- mausoleum
- memento
- memorial
- monolith
- mound
- mountain
- mow
- obelisk
- pile
- pileup
- pillar
- plaque
- pyramid
- pyre
- record
- relic
- remembrance
- reminder
- rick
- shaft
- shrine
- slab
- souvenir
- stack
- statue
- stele
- stone
- tablet
- testament
- token
- tomb
- tombstone
- tower
- tribute
- trophy
- witness
Meanings of cairn
- noun
- A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
- 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.
- A cairn terrier.
Example Sentences
- Hikers often use a cairn as a marker to navigate through difficult terrain.
- The ancient cairn stood as a silent sentinel on the windswept moor.
- We built a small cairn of stones to commemorate our ascent of the mountain.
- The explorer discovered a mysterious cairn hidden deep within the forest.
- The guide pointed out the cairn as a landmark for the trail's turnaround point.
On this page you'll find 75 synonyms or another words to cairn, such as: accumulation, aggregate, array, assemblage, bank, bar, barrow.
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