Meanings
nouncrop circle (plural crop circles)
plural crop circles
- An area in a field of crops where the stalks have been flattened into a circle or other geometric shape, performed as a prank or sometimes ascribed to UFO activity etc.
Synonyms: corn circle, UFO nest
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn area in a field of crops where the stalks have been flattened into a circle or other geometric shape, performed as a prank or sometimes ascribed to UFO activity etc.
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Chinese Mandarin 作物怪圈, 麥田怪圈 /麦田怪圈
- 作物怪圈 (zuòwù guàiquān)field of flattened crops
- 麥田怪圈 /麦田怪圈 (màitián guàiquān)field of flattened crops
- 麥田圈 /麦田圈 (màitiánquān)field of flattened crops
Finnish viljaympyrä
- viljaympyräfield of flattened crops
French agroglyphe
- agroglyphefield of flattened crops
German Kornkreis
- Kornkreisfield of flattened crops
Greek αγρογλυφικό
- αγρογλυφικό (agroglyfikó)field of flattened crops
Icelandic akurhringir
- akurhringirfield of flattened crops
Irish fáinne arbhair
- fáinne arbhairfield of flattened crops
Italian cerchio nel grano
- cerchio nel granofield of flattened crops
Polish krąg zbożowy
- krąg zbożowyfield of flattened crops
Russian круги́ на поля́х
- круги́ на поля́х (krugí na poljáx)field of flattened crops
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APA
crop circle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crop%20circle
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“crop circle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crop%20circle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crop circle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crop%20circle.
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