ALL meanings of colossus of rhodes
co·los·sus of Rhodes
C c - noun colossus of rhodes a giant bronze statue of Apollo built on Rhodes in about 292–280 bc; destroyed by an earthquake in 225 bc; one of the Seven Wonders of the World 3
- noun colossus of rhodes Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa. 1
- noun colossus of rhodes James Ford, 1848–1927, U.S. historian. 1
- noun colossus of rhodes a Greek island in the SE Aegean, off the SW coast of Turkey: the largest of the Dodecanese Islands. 542 sq. mi. (1404 sq. km). 1
- noun colossus of rhodes a seaport on this island. Greek Rhodos. 1
- noun colossus of rhodes Colossus of, a huge bronze statue of Apollo that stood at the entrance to the harbor of Rhodes. 1