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cairn

[kairn] / kɛərn /




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A special act of remembrance is being held at a memorial cairn at the crash site on Sunday afternoon.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2024

One person would stay at the first cairn while another would try to locate the next cairn.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

In the video, a wilderness restoration ranger gently shoves over a cairn, which appears to be several feet high.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023

I’ve been there myself, digging as deep as I could into the long and honorable history of my cairn terriers and Pomeranians.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2021

The coach advanced, but, as soon as his foot touched the cairn, the stones rumbled like they were coming to the boil.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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