Inukshuk

Quick meaning: Inukshuk is a noun meaning A structure of piled stones, used as a landmark and traditionally constructed by the Inuit, often resembling a humanoid figure.

Meaning

A structure of piled stones, used as a landmark and traditionally constructed by the Inuit, often resembling a humanoid figure.

Example Sentences

The Nunavut Territory flag bears a rendering of an inukshuk in the form of a crucifix.

This is a miniature copy of an inukshuk that actually stands up on a ridgeline far away in the interior, rocks piled in roughly the shape of a human, not to threaten the stranger but to guide him in country where landmarks are either too few or too many to keep straight.

Word Forms

• inukshuks
• inukshuit
• inuksuit
• inuksuk

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include komatik, stilting, zemlyanka, pilework, kistvaen, larrakitj.

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