rock-shelter

or rock shel·ter

[ rok-shel-ter ]

noun

1. a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or standing rocks, occupied by Stone Age peoples, possibly for extended periods.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rock-shelter¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

This discovery was made in a rock-shelter during its excavation in the autumn of 1909 by M. Peyrony.

From Project Gutenberg

I also passed a rock-shelter, which served as a permanent home.

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That the upper story took its name from the rock-shelter may be further illustrated.

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They are known as the Cro-Magnon race, after a group of them discovered in a rock shelter of that name on the banks of the Vezère.

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Make a rock shelter with walls of skin instead of plaited branches.

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Related Words

• cavern
• grotto