Dolmen Definition

dōlmən, dälmən
dolmens
noun
dolmens
A Neolithic tomb or monument consisting of a large, flat stone laid across upright stones; cromlech.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
dolmen
Plural:
dolmens

Origin of Dolmen

  • Borrowing from French. Perhaps incorrectly fabricated[clarification needed] from Breton taol maen (“stone table”): taol (“table”) + maen (“stone”). See also menhir.

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Dolmen Sentence Examples

  • Within the larger circle were two smaller ones, placed not in the axis of the great one but on its north-eastern side, each of which consisted of a double concentric ring of stones; the centre being in one case a menhir or pillar, in the other a dolmen or tablestone resting on two uprights.

  • Close to Baarn in the south-west were formerly situated the ancient castles of Drakenburg and Drakenstein, and at Vuursche there is a remarkable dolmen.

  • Skellig Michael Dingle Peninsula On the way we will visit the largest dolmen in Europe - the 100-ton Browne's Hill Dolmen.

  • Beside other touristic points of interest including a dolmen, it is also very near the Mondego river.

  • Even more incredible is the tripod dolmen at Legananny where the flat granite capstone is raised high on three tall pointed stones.

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Words Starting With

DDODOL

Words Ending With

NENMEN

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With N