megalithic tomb

British  

noun

1. a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors ( gallery graves ) or of a distinct chamber and passage ( passage graves ). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium _bc

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Example Sentences

The site, which dates between 3500 to 2500 B.C., is the remains of a Neolithic dolmen, a type of megalithic tomb that likely had four large upright stones that supported a large horizontal capstone.

From Fox News

The discovery of a 5,500-year-old megalithic tomb in County Meath has been described as the "find of a lifetime" by archaeologists.

From BBC

As I had taken with me seven of my twenty-one pipes, I could have set up home for myself in a megalithic tomb and not have felt uncomfortable.

From Project Gutenberg

This, however, does not justify the assertion so often made that the megalithic tomb was a conscious imitation of the hut.

From Project Gutenberg

The most usual type of megalithic tomb is that known as the Hünenbett or Riesenbett.

From Project Gutenberg