Definitions
a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
Word origin
From Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus (“obelisk”), from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós, “needle”). Compare obelus.
Used in a sentence
“"The clay envelope is Sumerian. It is from the third millennium B.C. It was dug up from the city of Eridu is southern Iraq. The black stele or obelisk is the Code of Hammurabi, which dates from about 1750 B.C.”
“The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk, and sometimes even as a "true obelisk," even though it is not. A true obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone.”
“Dragonflies that spend the day in full sun may obelisk to minimize the sunlight striking the body. An obelisking dragonfly looks like it's doing a headstand[…]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Tapered stone pillar”7 letters
02“Tall stone pillar”7 letters
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