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Meanings of standing stone in English

Portuguese
menir
Catalan
menhir

A tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France.

menir
Usage of standing stone in English
1
It is a standing stone, six feet tall, two wide, two deep.
Spellwright
2
Their last meal had been lunch beside the standing stone the day before.
The lord of the rings
3
Nicodemus saw that the formerly massive standing stone had crumbled.
Spellwright
4
Then Ben was no longer there, and there was not one standing stone, but many.
The Name of the Wind
5
The Crow flew to a standing stone and went on speaking plain words to him.
The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said
6
Beside the standing stone Gimli halted and looked up.
The lord of the rings
7
Two free- standing stone walls are held apart by an unroofed void perhaps four yards in breadth.
The system of the world
8
Then he walked slowly uphill toward a standing stone on sentry duty a hundred yards away.
Surrender to the will of the night
9
Korban Iron Eyes turned to the standing stone.
Surrender to the will of the night
10
It was a pastel world when the old man stopped in front of the standing stone.
Surrender to the will of the night
11
The standing stone was cold, and it cast a long pale shadow that stretched eastward over them.
The lord of the rings
12
Murk studied the flat, worn standing stone.
Blood and Bone
13
True, he knew it was lying in a cavern with a standing stone...and inhabited by nightmare turtles?
Spellwright
14
The crude, half- standing stone walls gave the impression that they had never stood straight and strong as intended.
The Irda (Children of the Stars)
15
The lodge provides a tranquil and romantic retreat for couples in a choice of two free- standing stone cottages.
The South African
16
Going around a tilted standing stone shaped like a tooth, he pounded along the edge of the creek.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
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Translations for standing stone
Portuguese
menir
Catalan
menhir