1. a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt; [syn: Pyramid, Great Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Pyramids of Egypt
n 1: a massive monument with a square base and four triangular
sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in
ancient Egypt [syn: Pyramid, Great Pyramid, Pyramids
of Egypt]