HyperDic: standing_stone

English > 1 sense of the expression standing stone:
NOUNartifactstanding stone, menhira tall upright megalith
English > standing stone: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France.
Synonymmenhir
Broadermegalith, megalithic structurememorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Spanishmenhir
Catalanmenhir

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