beehive tomb

noun

1. a type of subterranean tomb of the Mycenaean civilization consisting of a domed chamber entered by a passage through a hillside.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beehive tomb¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Men came to this beehive tomb in the old days of Mycenae, down a long passage with a high stone wall on either side.

From Project Gutenberg