Cairns

/kɛənz/

Synonyms for "cairns" (7 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
burial cairngrave cairn

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
stone markerstone piletomb cairn

Related word relations

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3 relation types

More general

2 entries

More specific

5 entries
boundary cairnchambered cairndrystone cairnring cairnturf cairn

Collocations

6 entries
boundary cairncairn markerdrystone cairnfunerary cairnmountain cairnstone cairn

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Our wagonette had topped a rise and in front of us rose the huge expanse of the moor, mottled with gnarled and craggy cairns and tors. A cold wind swept down from it and set us shivering.

Source: tatoeba (6606606)

The mountain path was easy to follow thanks to a line of carefully placed cairns.

Source: tatoeba (13574272)

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