HyperDic: portal_tomb

English > 1 sense of the expression portal tomb:
NOUNartifactportal tomb, dolmen, cromlecha prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone
English > portal tomb: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone.
Synonymsdolmen, cromlech
Broadermegalith, megalithic structurememorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Spanishdolmen
Catalancromlech, cromlec, dolmen

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