Stela (Noun)
Meaning
An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Archaeologists unearthed an intricately carved stela during their excavation of the ancient city.
- The museum's collection included a well-preserved stela from the Maya civilization.
- Researchers were eager to decipher the hieroglyphics etched into the recently discovered stela.
- Visitors to the site marveled at the towering stela, which stood sentinel over the ruins.
- In the dense jungle, the team stumbled upon a weathered stela, its markings barely legible.