pit dwelling

American  

noun

1. a primitive dwelling consisting of a pit excavated in the earth and roofed over.

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Etymology

Origin of pit dwelling

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Pit dwelling earliest form of house-building—Discoveries at Bright-hampton, Worlebury—British oppida—Hurstbourne—Contents of pit dwelling—Pot-boilers—Condition of civilisation—Pile dwellings— Switzerland—Glastonbury—Hedsor—Crannogs—Modern use of pile dwellings—Description of a lake dwelling—Contents—Bronze Age— Recent discoveries at Glastonbury.

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