passage grave

noun

One or more burial chambers covered by earth or stone and having a narrow access passage made of large stones. These structures usually date from the Neolithic Age, and are found largely in Western Europe.

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Meanings

nounpassage grave (plural passage graves)

plural passage graves

  1. One or more burial chambers covered by earth or stone and having a narrow access passage made of large stones. These structures usually date from the Neolithic Age, and are found largely in Western Europe.

    Synonyms: passage tomb

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne or more burial chambers covered by earth or stone and having a narrow access passage made of large stones. These structures usually date from the Neolithic Age, and are found largely in Western Europe.

Similar
passage tomb
Also see
passage tomb
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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