cromlech
Americannoun
noun
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a circle of prehistoric standing stones
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(no longer in technical usage) a megalithic chamber tomb or dolmen
Etymology
Origin of cromlech
1595–1605; < Welsh, equivalent to crom bent, curved, crooked (feminine of crwm ) + lech, combining form of llech flat stone
Example Sentences
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In autumn a memorial garden will be created around the stone cromlech to complete what is a lasting reminder of the sacrifice made by the people of Wales who fought in the First World War.
From BBC
The cromlech built in Langemark, Belgium is marking the 100th anniversary of the war's outbreak.
From BBC
The centre is as level and almost as smooth as a billiard table, and exactly in the centre stands a cromlech.
From Project Gutenberg
Away up among them is another huge quoit or cromlech, probably marking the burial-place of some chieftain long before Arthur's date.
From Project Gutenberg
Like Jersey and the neighbouring part of France, Guernsey retains considerable traces of early habitation in cromlechs and menhirs, of which the most notable is the cromlech in the north at L’Ancresse.
From Project Gutenberg
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