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cromlech

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crom·lech  (krmlk)
n.
1. A prehistoric monument consisting of monoliths encircling a mound.
2. A dolmen.
[Welsh : crom, feminine of crwm, arched + llech, stone.]
cromlech
Noun
Brit
1. a circle of prehistoric standing stones
2. No longer in technical use a dolmen [Welsh]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cromlechcromlech - a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone
dolmen, portal tomb
megalith, megalithic structure - memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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The Celtic dolmen and cromlech, the Etruscan tumulus, the Hebrew galgal, are words.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
Here you may find nests of the strong down partridge and peewit, but take care that the keeper isn't down upon you; and in the middle of it is an old cromlech, a huge flat stone raised on seven or eight others, and led up to by a path, with large single stones set up on each side.
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context
Who had placed those rocks and stones like cromlechs of prehistoric times?
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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