Giant's Causeway

American  

noun

1. a large body of basalt, unusual in displaying perfect columnar jointing, exposed on a promontory on the northern coast of Northern Ireland.

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Giant's Causeway British  

noun

1. a promontory of columnar basalt on the N coast of Northern Ireland, in Antrim: consists of several thousand pillars, mostly hexagonal, that were formed by the rapid cooling of lava and the inward contraction of the lava flow

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Etymology

Origin of Giant's Causeway

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

Natural landscapes from all four UK nations will also feature inside the updated documents, including Ben Nevis, the Lake District, Three Cliffs Bay and the Giant's Causeway.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

Last year, the Giant's Causeway received about 684,000 visits.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

The Giant's Causeway has faced many threats to its survival, from mythical fights between giants to coastal erosion and rising sea levels.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

From the wave-lashed basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway to the jutting prow of the Titanic museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland is restyling itself as a tourist destination, famous for attractions other than the Troubles.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023

The three of them lined up on the pillars of Giant’s Causeway close to the waves, ready to face what was to come.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova