pyramids

¹ Cultural  

1. A group of huge monuments in the Egyptian desert, built as burial vaults for the pharaohs and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The pyramids have square bases and four triangular faces. Pyramid building began in Egypt (see also Egypt) about 2700 b.c. and required vast amounts of slave labor.

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pyramids ² Cultural  

1. A group of huge monuments in the desert of Egypt (see also Egypt), built as burial vaults for ancient Egyptian kings. The age of pyramid building in Egypt began about 2700 b.c. (See under “World History to 1550.”)

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Example Sentences

An incredible 64 million cubic metres of rock – the equivalent of 24 Great Pyramids - splashed into the water below.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Copa Libertadores winners Flamengo defeated Mexicans Cruz Azul and African champions Pyramids last week to earn the right to face PSG and pushed the European champions all the way with a dogged display.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

The kites are not exactly the Pyramids of Giza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

“And good morning from the Great Pyramids of Giza,” he carries on from, well, the Great Pyramids of Giza.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2025

The boy told him then that he needed to get to the Pyramids.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho