GIANT'S CAUSEWAY

Meaning of GIANT'S CAUSEWAY in English

a large body of basalt, unusual in displaying perfect columnar jointing, exposed on a promontory on the northern coast of Northern Ireland.

[ 1770-80 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

GIANT'S CAUSEWAY — geographical name formation of prismatic basaltic columns Northern Ireland on N coast of Moyle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY — formation of prismatic basaltic columns Northern Ireland on N coast of Moyle
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY — Function: geographical name formation of prismatic basaltic columns Northern Ireland on N coast of Moyle
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY — (Irish Clochn an Aifir, ) promontory of basalt columns along 4 miles (6 km) of the northern coast of Northern …
Britannica English vocabulary
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY — ˌGiant's ˈCauseway, the BrE AmE a group of unusually shaped rocks on the coast of Northern Ireland, which were formed …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAUSEWAY — chossé
English interlingue dictionary
CAUSEWAY — noun Etymology: Middle English cauciwey, from cauci + wey way Date: 15th century a raised way across wet ground or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GIANT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) giant sequoia giant order giant star {{link=giant silkworm moth">giant silkworm moth
Английский словарь Британика
GIANT — I. ˈjīənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English geaunt, giaunt, from Middle French geant, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin gagant-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAUSEWAY — I. ˈkȯzˌwā noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English cauciwey, from cauci, cause causey + wey way — more at way …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIANT — (a.) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
Английский словарь Webster
CAUSEWAY — (n.) Alt. of Causey
Английский словарь Webster
GIANT — ( a. ) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAUSEWAY — ( n. ) Alt. of Causey
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GIANT — — giantlike , adj. /juy"euhnt/ , n. 1. (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAUSEWAY — /kawz"way'/ , n. 1. a raised road or path, as across low or wet ground. 2. a highway or paved …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAUSEWAY — n. road across a low or wet place
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CAUSEWAY — noun Etymology: Middle English cauciwey, from cauci + wey way Date: 15th century 1. : a raised way across wet …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIANT — noun a man of extraordinari bulk and stature. 2. giant ·noun any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or …
Webster English vocab
CAUSEWAY — noun ·alt. of causey.
Webster English vocab
CAUSEWAY — ■ noun a raised road or track across low or wet ground. Derivatives ~ed adjective Origin ME: from causey + …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GIANT — [gi.ant] n [ME giaunt, fr. OF geant, fr. L gigant-, gigas, fr. Gk] (14c) 1: a legendary humanlike being of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAUSEWAY — [cause.way] n [ME cauciwey, fr. cauci + wey way] (15c) 1: a raised way across wet ground or water 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIANT — in folklore, huge mythical being, usually humanlike in form. The term derives (through Latin) from the Giants (Gigantes) of Greek …
Britannica English vocabulary
GIANT — giant BrE AmE ˈdʒa ɪ ‿ənt ▷ giant|s, \~'s s ▶ ˌ Giant's ˈ Causeway BrE AmE ▶ ˈ giant …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAUSEWAY — causeway BrE AmE ˈkɔːz weɪ ˈkɑːz- ▷ causeway|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GIANT — / ˈdʒaɪənt; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. (in stories) a very large strong person who is often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAUSEWAY — / ˈkɔːzweɪ; NAmE / noun a raised road or path across water or wet ground •• WORD ORIGIN late Middle …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — I. gi ‧ ant 1 W3 /ˈdʒaɪənt/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] extremely big, and much bigger than other …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAUSEWAY — cause ‧ way /ˈkɔːzweɪ $ ˈkɒːz-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: causey 'causeway' (12-20 centuries) (from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIANT — n. & adj. --n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAUSEWAY — n. 1 a raised road or track across low or wet ground or a stretch of water. 2 a raised …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIANT — n. & adj. n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAUSEWAY — n. 1 a raised road or track across low or wet ground or a stretch of water. 2 a raised …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIANT — n. & adj. --n. 1. an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Oxford English vocab
CAUSEWAY — n.1 a raised road or track across low or wet ground or a stretch of water. 2 a raised path …
Oxford English vocab
GIANT — ( giants) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is described …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAUSEWAY — ( causeways) A causeway is a raised path or road that crosses water or wet land. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is described as …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CAUSEWAY — (~s) A ~ is a raised path or road that crosses water or wet land. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIANT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES giant killer giant panda make great/major/giant etc strides ▪ The government has made great …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAUSEWAY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As the road, at this point, was frequently flooded a raised causeway or footpath was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIANT — [noun] [C] - an imaginary creature, appearing esp. in children's stories, like a man but extremely tall and powerful and …
Cambridge English vocab
CAUSEWAY — [noun] [C] - a raised path, esp. across a wet area
Cambridge English vocab
GIANT — n. giant panda giant sequoia giant order giant star giant silkworm moth
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CAUSEWAY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIANT — n. Function: noun something of monstrous size, appearance, or power FF1C; a giant of a tractor FF1E; Synonyms: behemoth, leviathan, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GIANT — I. noun something of monstrous size, appearance, or power a giant of a tractor Synonyms: behemoth, leviathan, mammoth, monster, whale …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIANT
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GIANT — See ↑ BIG 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a giant
Longman Activator English vocab
GIANT — n. 25B6; noun the forest giant had died : COLOSSUS, man mountain, behemoth, Brobdingnagian, mammoth, monster; informal jumbo. See list. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAUSEWAY — A raised roadway formed by filling across wet or marshy ground, or the surface of a lake from shore to …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
GIANT — n. 1 superhuman, titan, colossus, Goliath; giantess, Amazon, ogre; behemoth, monster, leviathan, mammoth Blocking the road in front of Jack …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GIANT — [Folklore] The giants in mythology are primordial creatures of enormous size, the personifications of the forces of nature. They usually …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
CAUSEWAY — A craft similar in design to a barge, but longer and narrower, designed to assist in the discharge and transport …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
CAUSEWAY — bricg
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
GIANT — 1. сущ. 1) великан, гигант; титан 2) тех. гидромонитор 2. прил. гигантский, огромный, громадный Syn : large великан, гигант исполин, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAUSEWAY — 1. сущ. 1) мощеная дорога 2) дамба (с проездом по гребню); гать; насыпная дорога (через низкое или болотистое место) Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAUSEWAY — Мостовая
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GIANT — giant.ogg 1. ʹdʒaıənt n 1. 1> великан, гигант 2> исполин, титан mental giant - гигант мысли giant of the faith …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CAUSEWAY — 1. ʹkɔ:zweı n 1> мостовая 2> шотл. пешеходная дорожка 3> гать, небольшая дамба 4> дорога по гребню плотины; дорога на …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GIANT — гидромонитор - hydraulic giant
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CAUSEWAY — дорога на плотине или насыпи
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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