dolmen

Noun

Meaning

A cromlech. See Cromlech.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

portal tomb cromlech arch barrow boulder cairn obelisk megalith column monument mausoleum monolith quoit tomb tombstone
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Antonyms

loss

Hypernyms

megalith megalithic structure

Phrases with the word

ancient dolmen

Anagrams

Lemond Meldon molden

Examples

Examples such as the Annadorn dolmen have also been found in northern Ireland, where they may have co-existed with the court cairn tombs. Source: Internet

Funnelbeaker and other cultures (around 4000–3000 BC) Hunebed D27, the largest dolmen in the Netherlands, located near Borger in Drenthe. Source: Internet

Dolmen is a misconstructed word (it should be taol-vaen). Source: Internet

In this place, particularly in Santa Cruz Dolmen, the ritual burials of the surrounding regions' chieftains were performed. Source: Internet

OED "Dolmen", 1st edition, 1897 Nonetheless it has now replaced cromlech as the usual English term in archaeology, when the more technical and descriptive alternatives are not used. Source: Internet

Rice, red beans, soybeans and millet were cultivated, and rectangular pit-houses and increasingly larger dolmen burial sites are found throughout the peninsula. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dolmathe Dolmayan dolmeh dolmus dolmush Dolni Lipovikj