Colossus

kol-os′us, n. a gigantic statue, esp. that of Apollo astride the entrance of the harbour of Rhodes.— adjs. Colo ′al , like a colo us: gigantic; Colo ′alwise , astride ( Shak. ).— ns. Colo ē′um , Colisē′um , Vespas i an's amphitheatre at Rome, which was the largest in the world. [L.,—Gr. kolo os .]