sea stack

noun

1. a pillarlike mass of rock detached by wave action from a cliff-lined shore and surrounded by water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea stack¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

A post on the Mountaineering Scotland website describes the sea stack off Orkney as a "classic climb".

From BBC

Cody's father, Bill Weishaar Jr, described the sea stack as looking like a "skyscraper in New York but made of stone".

From BBC

Dan Bailey, who is the editor of UK Hillwalking, said it was the biggest sea stack in the UK.

From BBC

Cody started climbing at the age of two and already has a number of impressive sea stack climbs under his belt, including the equally daunting Old Man of Stoer in Sutherland.

From BBC

The silhouette of Haystack Rock, easily the coast’s most recognizable sea stack, standing against a sky painted in rainbow hues of pink, gold and blue, is pure Oregon magic.

From Seattle Times