one of two large stone obelisks which were originally erected in Egypt by Thutmose III (c.1475 BC) and were given as gifts to England and the United States in the late 1800's
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE
Meaning of CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE in English
Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012