ALL meanings of cairn
cairn
C c - countable noun cairn A cairn is a pile of stones which marks a boundary, a route across rough ground, or the top of a mountain. A cairn is sometimes also built in memory of someone. 3
- noun cairn a mound of stones erected as a memorial or marker 3
- noun cairn a small rough-haired breed of terrier originally from Scotland 3
- noun cairn a conical heap of stones built as a monument or landmark 3
- noun cairn a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc. 1
- noun cairn A mound of rough stones built as a memorial or landmark, typically on a hilltop or skyline. 1
- noun cairn monument: pile of stones 1
- noun cairn A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. 0
- noun cairn 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. 0
- noun cairn A cairn terrier. 0