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rock-shelter

American  
[rok-shel-ter] / ˈrɒkˌʃɛl tər /
Or rock shelter

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.

Etymology

Origin of rock-shelter

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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Isak had a hard time, with cold at nights, for a while; he tried burying himself in the hay under the rock-shelter, tried to bed down for himself with the cows.

From Growth of the Soil by Hamsun, Knut

My rock-shelter is hedged about with prickly thorns and thistles….

From The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) by Slouschz, Nahum

The rock-shelter and the cave are the homes which men seek from the advancing cold.

From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph

The upper rock-shelter has been dug out or enlarged with a pick.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

But the original paleolithic man did not get beyond the cavern or the rock-shelter.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

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