cyclopean
/saɪˈkloʊpiən/
adjective
- Relating to or resembling a Cyclops; huge, massive, or gigantic in size or scale.
- The ancient ruins featured cyclopean stone blocks that no modern crane could lift.
- She stared at the cyclopean waves crashing against the cliff, awed by their power.
- The construction of the dam was a cyclopean project that took over a decade to complete.
- Describing a style of ancient masonry using enormous, irregular stone blocks fitted together without mortar.
- Archaeologists marveled at the cyclopean construction of the fortress, with stones weighing several tons each.
- The cyclopean walls of the old city have stood for over three thousand years.
- The walls of Mycenae are a famous example of cyclopean masonry.
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