burial mound
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of burial mound
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Based between an ancient burial mound and a rusting tin hut, the men stood on top of a nuclear fallout bunker, while aircraft skimmed them at terrifyingly low altitudes.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025
In the movie, evil forces are released after a company drills into an ancient burial mound, which was built to imprison something deadly.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2022
Kryda said geological satellite images available on a Polish government portal revealed a rotund shape that looked like a Viking burial mound.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022
Interstitial case studies could merit entire chapters, from a Monacan burial mound in Thomas Jefferson's backyard to a digression on whether gender or occupation can be inferred from remains.
From Scientific American • Feb. 28, 2022
A small burial mound in the middle of Nathan’s garden, where vines and flowers have long since unrolled to feed insects and children.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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