granite monument

collocation in English

meaningsofgraniteandmonument

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granite
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡræn.ɪt/us
/ˈɡræn.ɪt/
a very hard, grey, pink, or black rock, used ...
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monument
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɒn.jə.mənt/us
/ˈmɑːn.jə.mənt/
a structure or building that is built to honour a special person ...
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(Definition ofgraniteandmonumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Agranitemonumentin a small park marks the spot where the hangings took place.
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In 1911, they erected agranitemonument.
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One wall partially surrounds thegranitemonument, while a second wall, constructed a year after the first, wraps around the reverse of the memorial's elevated platform.
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The grounds display a plethora of limestone, marble, cast zinc and granite monuments.
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To commemorate the event, we unveiled agranitemonument.
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It is a graygranitemonumenterected in 1879 and approximately 40 inches square and 58 inches tall.
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The mine owner erected a 5.5-metre-tallgranitemonumentto mark the two explosion disasters.
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A two-meter high redgranitemonumentstands at the east end of this route.
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To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first reflection seismic oil exploration test, agranitemonumentwas erected at the site of this test.
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The mass grave is now marked by agranitemonument.
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Thegranitemonumentthat commemorates the fort is not within the borders of the park.
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A 10ftm 1 highgranitemonumentmarks the camp location and history.
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Thirty years later, another cottonwood tree was planted at the original tree's location next to thegranitemonument.
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Agranitemonument, erected in its center in 1976, displays a map of the old town and pays tribute to its history.
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Agranitemonumentand flagpole mark the graves today.
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They buried granite blocks at each endpoint and then placed agranitemonumenton top of each block.
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The 6acre ha plaza features agranitemonumentand sculpture, post-mounted binoculars, piped-in voices of air traffic controllers and shade pavilions.
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The state appropriated $3,000 to fence the land and build a 26 ftgranitemonumentcommemorating the 1806 flag incident.
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Thisgranitemonument, over 100 feet high, contains in its base a large vaulted hall from which rises a staircase leading to a viewing platform.
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