cairn

Example Sentences

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Apachetas, which translates roughly as “cairns” in English, are small rock piles, built over time by travelers in remote regions of the Andes Mountains.

From New York Times

Like those cairns, Ms. Pinchuk’s blocks will be stacked, so that the engraved phrases will form vertical and horizontal stories.

From New York Times

He adds: Please don’t sit and meditate in the middle of a hiking trail or build stacked rock cairns to show “you were there.”

From Los Angeles Times

Someone jumped in and took the van, taking off with four terriers in crates inside — three Scottish terriers and one cairn terrier, the Portland Police Bureau said.

From Seattle Times

Someone jumped in and took the van while it was briefly left running, taking off with four terriers in crates inside — three Scottish terriers and one cairn terrier, the Portland Police Bureau said.

From Seattle Times