Synonyms for
Cairns
Definition
Cairns are stacks of stones used as landmarks or memorials.
Synonyms & similar words
Common collocations
- stone cairn
- ancient cairn
- burial cairn
- marker cairn
- rock cairn
- build a cairn
- climb the cairn
Word family
noun cairn
Usage note
A cairn is a man-made pile of stones, typically used as a landmark or memorial. It is a noun and does not have common verb or adjective forms.
Example sentences
- We built a cairn at the top of the mountain to celebrate our accomplishment.
- The hikers followed a trail marked by cairns.
- Some people build cairns to remember loved ones who have passed away.
- Cairns can be found all over the world, from the Scottish Highlands to the Australian Outback.
- Cairns should only be built in areas where they will not cause harm to the environment or wildlife.
Quotes
'I'd like to go by climbing a birch tree, And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again. That would be good both going and coming back. One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.' - Robert Frost
'I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.' - Louisa May Alcott
'It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.' - Edmund Hillary