Cheops

[ kee-ops ]

/ ˈki ɒps /

flourished early 26th century b.c., king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).

Also called Khufu.

Example sentences from the Web for cheops

Had this covering remained intact it would be impossible to climb the pyramid of Cheops.

The Critic in the Orient |George Hamlin Fitch
This Cheops, the Egyptians said, reigned fifty years; and after he was dead his brother Chephren succeeded to the kingdom.

The History Of Herodotus |Herodotus
What do you say to playing the ‘Saeterbesg’ on the top of the Pyramid of Cheops?

Ole Bull |Sara C. Bull
A little to the south-west is a second pyramid, nearly as large as that of Cheops.

Letters from Palestine |J. D. Paxton

They got as least as far as Thebes, and slept a night under the shade of King Cheops.

The Bertrams |Anthony Trollope

Cheops

/ (ˈkiːɒps) /

original name Khufu. Egyptian king of the fourth dynasty (?2613–?2494 bc), who built the largest pyramid at El Gîza