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Cleopatra's Needle — Cleopatra s Needle, Central Park, New York Cleopatra s Needle is the popular name for each of three Ancient Egyptian obelisks re erected in London, Paris, and New York City during the nineteenth century. The London and New York ones are a pair,… … Wikipedia
Cleopatra's needle — Cle o*pa tra s nee dle [So named after Cleopatra, queen of Egypt.] Either of two obelisks which were moved in ancient times from Heliopolis to Alexandria, one of which is now on the Thames Embankment in London, and the other in Central Park, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cleopatra's Needle — n. either of two ancient Egyptian obelisks, one in London, the other in New York City, sent as gifts (1878) by the ruler of Egypt to England & the U.S … English World dictionary
Cleopatra's Needle — 1. an ancient Egyptian obelisk, now in Central Park, New York City. 2. an ancient Egyptian obelisk, now on the Thames River embankment, in London. * * * Cleopatra’s Needle [Cleopatras Needle] the popular name of either of two ancient stone… … Useful english dictionary
Cleopatra's Needle — Cleopatra s Need|le one of two ancient Egyptian ↑obelisks (=a very tall piece of stone with a pointed end) , which were built over 3000 years ago. One is on the ↑Embankment in London, and the other is in Central Park, in New York City … Dictionary of contemporary English
Cleopatra’s Needle — the popular name of either of two stone obelisks (= tall stone columns with four sides and pointed tops), originally from Egypt, one of which stands on the bank of the River Thames in London and the other in Central Park, New York. They were… … Universalium
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE — an obelisk of 186 tons weight and 68½ ft. high, brought from Alexandria to London in 1878, and erected on the Thames Embankment, London … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Cleopatra's needle — one of two large stone obelisks which were originally erected in Egypt by Thutmose III (c.1475 BC) and were given as gifts to England and the United States in the late 1800 s … English contemporary dictionary
Needle — may refer to: Contents 1 Crafting 2 Botany 3 Geography 4 … Wikipedia
Cleopatra (Клеопатра) — «Cleopatra» («Клеопатра») баржа (Великобритания) Тип: баржа (Великобритания). Водоизмещение: 274 тонны. Размеры: 28 м х 4,5 м. Спущен на воду: сентябрь 1877 г. «Cleopatra» была построена специально для перевозки обелиска «Cleopatra s Needle» из… … Энциклопедия кораблей
