Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cairn.
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- noun A
structure of piledstones , designed to resemble ahumanoid figure and traditionally constructed by theInuit .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The emblem of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games is an inukshuk, which is a statute built by layering stones on top of one another.
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These structures are known as inukshuk (pronounced 'in-ook-shook').
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The emblem of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games is an inukshuk, which is a statute built by layering stones on top of one another.
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The emblem of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games is an inukshuk, which is a statute built by layering stones on top of one another.
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The emblem of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games is an inukshuk, which is a statute built by layering stones on top of one another.
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A contemporary version of the "inukshuk" is the official emblem of the Games.
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An "inukshuk", is an Indian expression which roughly translated tells "man made of stone who points the way" Inuksuit (that's the correct plural) are stone cairns which were erected at important locations throughout the barrens to serve as guideposts.
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A contemporary version of the "inukshuk" is the official emblem of the Games.
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Vicki said they're "inukshuk," rock cairns built to show the way back.
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-- on incorporating their music, artwork and other traditions: The official emblem of the Games is a contemporary interpretation of "inukshuk," a human-like rock statue.
alexz commented on the word inukshuk
Inukshuks are navigation marks in the arctic. The body of an inukshuk will have a hole in the center, which when looked through, will show another inukshuk on the horizon. Basically, you construct these to find your way back home.
December 31, 2012