\Cle`o*pa"tra's nee"dle\ [So named after
Cleopatra, queen of Egypt.]
Either of two obelisks which were moved in ancient times from
Heliopolis to Alexandria, one of which is now on the Thames
Embankment in London, and the other in Central Park, in the
City of New York.
Note: Some writers consider that only the obelisk now in
      Central Park is properly called Cleopatra's needle.