tho·los (th  l s, -ls)n. pl. tho·loi (-loi) A beehive-shaped stone tomb of Mycenaean Greece, roofed by corbeling and usually built into the side of a hill. [Greek, round building with a conical roof.] |
tholos [ˈθəʊlɒs]
n pl -loi [-lɔɪ]
(Social Science / Archaeology) a dry-stone beehive-shaped tomb associated with the Mycenaean culture of Greece in the 16th to the 12th century bc
[from Greek]
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