burial mound

noun

A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

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barrowburiancairnkurgantumulusothers in Thesaurus:cemeterygrave mound
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Meanings

nounburial mound (plural burial mounds)

plural burial mounds

  1. A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

    Synonyms: barrow, burian, cairn, kurgan, tumulus, others in Thesaurus:cemetery

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

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barrowburiancairnkurgantumulusothers in Thesaurus:cemetery

More synonyms by meaning

noun(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs

Similar
grave moundbarrowtumulus
Broader
moundhill
Also see
barrowtumulus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

burial mound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burial%20mound

MLA

“burial mound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burial%20mound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burial mound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burial%20mound.

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