Koloss — meaning in English

English meaning

• behemoth noun Something enormous and powerful, especially a huge organization, machine, or creature.
• colossus noun A statue of enormous size, especially referring to famous ancient examples like the Colossus of Rhodes.

Senses

Koloss is used for these senses in English:

• behemoth (figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
• colossus A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
• colossus (by extension) Any creature or thing of gigantic size.

colossus — full definition

1. noun A statue of enormous size, especially referring to famous ancient examples like the Colossus of Rhodes.
2. noun A person or thing of enormous size, power, or influence.

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