passage grave

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noun Archaeology.

a megalithic tomb of the Neolithic and Copper or early Bronze ages found in the British Isles and Europe, consisting of a roofed burial chamber and narrow entrance passage covered by a round mound and containing human remains and funerary offerings.

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Origin of passage grave

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby passage grave

passably, passacaglia, passade, passado, passage, passage grave, passage hawk, passageway, passagework, Passaic, passalong

How to use passage grave in a sentence

She fails to appreciate the congressional and constitutional obstacles Johnson had to overcome to win passage of the bill.
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One of the rites of passage for every young political reporter is to listen to the elders tell stories about campaigns past.
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Going to The Ball, signing up for JDate, downloading JSwipe are all modern-day rites of passage.
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That distant whirring sound you hear is a long-dead Greek physician spinning in his grave.
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In the neighborhoods they grow up in, prison is a rite of passage and being a street gangster is a viable career choice.
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The water suggested the fear that he must be nearing the open sea, and he became supernaturally grave.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Henry Hudson sailed from Gravesend on his first voyage for the discovery of a northwest passage to India.
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After his death crowds flocked to his grave to touch his holy monument, till the authorities caused the church yard to be shut.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
They carried the two bodies together on some litters, and buried them both in the same grave.
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He, therefore, did as he said; made no further observation, but conducted himself to his young friend with grave distance.
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