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

Picturesque wind instruments suddenly burst forth as if a flock of birds were flying over the pyramids.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The pyramids rise not far from its banks.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Up close, it feels like watching a pair of ancient pyramids being built.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Unlike Sin City’s Luxor Hotel and Casino, however, the pyramids in the background were the real deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

She passed old vendors with leathery faces sitting under the shade of plane trees, gazing at her impassively behind pyramids of cherries and mounds of grapes.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini