OBELISK


Meaning of OBELISK in English

( n. )

An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary.      Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster.