colossus
(initial capital letter) the legendary bronze statue of Helios at Rhodes.: Compare Seven Wonders of the World.
any statue of gigantic size.
anything colossal, gigantic, or very powerful.
Origin of colossus
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How to use colossus in a sentence
Pliny reckons one hundred other colossuses, not so large, which rose majestically in its different quarters.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsThat power, Susan, thinks proper to claim your unworthy and enamored swain as one of the brightest Colossuses of her future glory.
Going To Maynooth | William Carleton
British Dictionary definitions for colossus
/ (kəˈlɒsəs) /
something very large, esp a statue
Origin of colossus
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