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1 | 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 34% | 8 | Marked with a tall, tapering monument | |
3 | 33% | 7 | Home to the famous monument, Monument to the Battle of the Nations | |
Tapering Monument Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "OBELISK" which means:
- noun
- • A stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
- • A character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used verb
- • (of a dragonfly) to adopt the obelisk posture; to point the tip of the abdomen towards the sun.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The ancient egyptians built towering obelisks as symbols of their power and religious beliefs."
- • "The obelisk in the city center commemorates the founding father of the nation."
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