Definitions for Cairn
kɛərncairn

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cairnnoun

   a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path

2. cairn, cairn terriernoun

   small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cairnnoun

   A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

   Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. -Campbell.

2. cairnnoun

   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.

3. cairnnoun

   A cairn terrier.

4. Etymology: From cairn, from carn; compare Old Irish carn, Welsh carn, probably from a word meaning ‘horn’.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cairn

   A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound. The word cairn comes from the Scottish Gaelic: càrn [ˈkʰaːrˠn̪ˠ] (plural càirn [ˈkʰaːrˠɲ]).Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehistoric times, they were raised as markers, as memorials and as burial monuments (some of which contained chambers). In modern times, cairns are often raised as landmarks, especially to mark the summits of mountains. Cairns are also used as trail markers. They vary in size from small stone markers to entire artificial hills, and in complexity from loose conical rock piles to elaborate megalithic structures. Cairns may be painted or otherwise decorated, whether for increased visibility or for religious reasons. A variant is the inuksuk (plural inuksuit), used by the Inuit and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America.

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1. cairn

   A cairn is a human-made pile or stack of stones, often used as a landmark, monument, or a memorial. They may also be used as trail markers in many parts of the world and can be found in a variety of shapes and sizes. In some cultures and regions, they hold spiritual or ceremonial significance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cairnnoun

   a rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument

2. Cairnnoun

   a pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc

3. Etymology: [Gael. carn, gen. cairn, a heap: cf. Ir. & W. carn.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cairn

   Cairn is a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the Scottish Gaelic: càrn. Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas. They vary in size from small stone markers to entire artificial hills, and in complexity from loose, conical rock piles to delicately balanced sculptures and elaborate feats of megalithic engineering. Cairns may be painted or otherwise decorated, e.g. for increased visibility or for religious reasons. In modern times, cairns are often erected as landmarks, a use they have had since ancient times. Since prehistory, they have also been built as sepulchral monuments, or used for defensive, hunting, ceremonial, astronomical and other purposes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cairn

   kārn, n. a heap of stones, esp. one raised over a grave, or as a landmark on a mountain-top.—n. Cairn′gorm-stone, or simply Cairngorm, a name often given by jewellers to brown or yellow quartz or rock-crystal, because found among the Cairngorm Mountains in Aberdeenshire. [Celt. carn.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Cairn

   a heap of stones often, though not always, loosely thrown together, generally by way of a sepulchral monument, and it would seem sometimes in execration of some foul deed.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cairn

   Piles of stones used as marks in surveying.

Matched Categories

1. • Marker
   • Terrier

Anagrams for Cairn »

1. naric

2. crain

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cairn in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cairn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Cairn in a Sentence

1. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   The tax demand made to Cairn was very unwelcome, i've had a very clear indication from Mr Jaitley...who is clear and categoric that this government will not be issuing any further notices under the retrospective tax legislation.

2. Philip Hammond:

   The tax demand made to Cairn was very unwelcome.

3. John Cronin:

   This is a very good deal for Cairn and its partner on the deal, Lone Star, is also very familiar with Irish property assets, having been involved in deals totalling many billions of euro here in recent years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Cairn
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cairn
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairn
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cairn
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Cairn
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Cairn
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Cairn
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Cairn