timber circle

noun

A circular arrangement of wooden posts, interpreted either as a complex of freestanding poles or as the support for a large circular building.

Meanings

nountimber circle (plural timber circles)

plural timber circles

  1. archaeologyA circular arrangement of wooden posts, interpreted either as a complex of freestanding poles or as the support for a large circular building.
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