Menhir

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Menhir \Men"hir\, n. [F. Armor. men stone + hir high.]
     A large stone set upright in olden times as a memorial or
     monument. Many, of unknown date, are found in Brittany and
     throughout Northern Europe.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  menhir
       n : a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and
           northern France [syn: {standing stone}]