chamber tomb

cham·ber tomb
UK/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯m.bə ˌtuːm/Canada, US/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯m.bəɹ ˌtum/Australia, New Zealand/ˈt͡ʃæɪ̯m.bə ˌtʉːm/New Zealand/ˈt͡ʃæɪ̯m.bɐ ˌtʉːm/

noun

A communal burial place, cut into rock or hillslopes or constructed of masonry, whose chamber may or may not have an entry passage, usually covered by a mound.

Similar
chambered tombburial chamber
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Meanings

nounchamber tomb (plural chamber tombs)

plural chamber tombs · alternative chamber-tomb

  1. A communal burial place, cut into rock or hillslopes or constructed of masonry, whose chamber may or may not have an entry passage, usually covered by a mound.

    Synonyms: chambered tomb, burial chamber

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA communal burial place, cut into rock or hillslopes or constructed of masonry, whose chamber may or may not have an entry passage, usually covered by a mound.

Similar
chambered tombburial chamber

Translations

French dolmen, tombe à chambre
  • dolmencommunal burial place
  • tombe à chambrecommunal burial place
  • tombe à chambrescommunal burial place
  • chambre funérairecommunal burial place
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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