An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
[T]he owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor.
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A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
The company was organized as a pyramid, with a CEO in charge of four directors, each heading up a department.
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(geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
They sit looking at the empty plate that had held a pyramid of sesame cakes. They have eaten them all.
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