cairn (6 synonym found)

Cairn has 6 synonyms. The top synonyms for cairn are bookmark, catstone, landmark, milestone, seamark, watchtower. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for cairn?

A common synonym for cairn is bookmark. Other synonyms include catstone, landmark, milestone, seamark.

How many synonyms does cairn have?

Cairn has 6 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does cairn mean?

(n): 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

Definition of cairn:

(n) : 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
"now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. -Campbell."
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Definition of cairn:

(n) : 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
"now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. -Campbell."
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