pyramidical
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of pyramidical
1615–25; < Greek pȳramidik ( ós ) of a pyramid ( pȳramid-, stem of pȳramís pyramid + -ikos -ic ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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They are churning out large numbers of pyramidical concrete blocks, known as “dragon’s teeth,” to impede Ukraine’s fast-moving military vehicles.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
It's a pretty pyramidical structure and by the time you're in your mid-30s there's nowhere to go in the bank and you move elsewhere.
From The Guardian ● May 23, 2013
The Babil mound has no appearance of stages such as the Birs presents, nor has it even a pyramidical shape.
On a terrace in the upper part of the village is the temple of Raghunath, built of huge uncemented stones, pyramidical in form and capped by a white cupola.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various
On both sides of the gate, and on the broad front wall, are pyramidical battlements with tapering ends.
From The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria by Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg
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