monument

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈmɒnjʊmənt/
/ˈmɑnjəmənt/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.

Example Sentences
  • There is a monument on the town green to the soldiers who died in World War I.
2 Definition

An important site owned by the community as a whole.

3 Definition

An exceptional or proud achievement.

4 Definition

An important burial vault or tomb.

5 Definition

A legal document.

6 Definition

A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).

7 Definition

A pile of stones left by a prospector to claim ownership of ore etc. found in a mine.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

To mark or memorialize with a monument.