terminal figure

noun

Meaning

A statue with a head or bust carved out of the top of a square tapering pillar, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome.
Terminus, the Roman god of boundaries.

Related words

terminus(English)vertex figure(English)monument(English)pointing(English)landmark(English)term(English)polygon(English)triangulation station(English)

Sources

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