passage grave

American  

noun

Archaeology.

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of passage grave

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

And more serious if possible than Monsieur Beauchamp was Doris herself, facing him from the opposite side of the passage; grave, indeed, as any wood nymph performing some sacred rite in a sylvan temple.

From Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century by Banks, Nancy Huston