octagon
noun
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
octagons
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pluralof octagon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But borders are borders, and once Strickland has been ejected, it doesn’t take long for everyone to get back to Fan Festing at the various octagons scattered around the Ellipse.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
It's like jumping into a kaleidoscope, with constantly shifting triangles, pentagons and octagons.
From BBC ● May 25, 2025
But the octagons and poles forming this sculpture were sourced from aluminum tables and seats used in prison visiting rooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
It didn’t cover steering, brakes, red octagons at the end of the street, what a yellow light means.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
He wore old-fashioned gold-rimmed spectacles, the rims forming irregular octagons, and on his head he wore one of the grandest old silk hats that ever saw the light of day in 1865.
From Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective by Rea Irvin
