dolmennoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdɒl.men/us/ˈdoʊl.men/a group of stones consisting of one large flat stone supported by several vertical ones, built in ancient times
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Ancient history: before 500 AD
- ancient
- antiquity
- archaic
- Celt
- centurion
- classical
- Grecian
- Hellenic
- Hippocrates
- legion
- mummy
- necropolis
- neoclassical
- Neogene
- palaeo-
- Saturnalia
- the Bronze Age
- the Christian era
- the Iron Age
- Tigris
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Examples from literature
- Each dolmen lies in the centre of a stone circle.
- In the centre of the circle lies the dolmen with its single long cover-slab.
- None of the dolmens are covered by mounds.
- The grandeur of an isolated mountain, even of a dolmen or single upright stone, is evident to all.
- These dolmens, which were doubtless reserved for the burial of chiefs, often contain many valuable objects.