[kəˈlɒsəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a statue that is much bigger than life size
(e.g: two statues known as the Colossi of Memnon)


Phrases:
- bestride something like a colossus

Origin:
Old English colosus: via Latin from Greek kolossos (applied by Herodotus to the statues of Egyptian temples)