RECOMMENDED LESSONS: Runoff Runoff is precipitation that did not get (infiltrated) absorbed into the soil, or did not evaporate, and therefore made its way from the ground surface into places that water collect. Runoff causes erosion, and also carry chemicals and substances on the ground surface along to the rivers where the water ends up.
Noun. 1. obelisk-a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top. pillar, column-a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument).
From the Late Period, the obelisk shape is used for the back pillar of non-royal statues and statuettes of deities, and as back-pillar or separate backdrop for bronze images of deities, or as containers for mummified animals or birds such as UC 52203 (perhaps Twenty-fifth or Twenty-sixth Dynasty).