Definition of cairns Cairns
/kɛˈɹnz/ - [kernz] - Cairns
We found 3 definitions of cairns from 2 different sources.
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What does cairns mean?
Wiktionary 
- cairns (Noun)
Plural of cairn.
Part of speech
🔤- cairns, noun, plural of cairn.
WordNet
NounPlural: cairns |
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| cairn - small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland | ||
| cairn terrier | ||
| cairn - a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path | ||
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Wiktionary
- cairn (Noun)
A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. - cairn (Noun)
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. - cairn (Noun)
A cairn terrier .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cairn (n.)
A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. - cairn (n.)
A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cairn
kārn, n. a heap of stones, esp. one raised over a grave, or as a landmark on a mountain-top.—n. Cairn′gorm-stone, or simply Cairngorm, a name often given by jewellers to brown or yellow quartz or rock-crystal, because found among the Cairngorm Mountains in Aberdeenshire. [Celt. carn.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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cairn
Piles of stones used as marks in surveying.
Part of speech
🔤- cairn, noun, singular of cairns.
