| colossus | (n) a person of exceptional importance and reputation, Syn. heavyweight, giant, titan, behemoth |
| colossus of rhodes | (n) a huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake |
| Colossus | n.; He doth bestride the narrow world ☞ There is no authority for the statement that the legs of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of the harbor. Dr. Wm. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ] |