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posthole Definition

post·hole (pōsthōl′)

noun

a hole dug in the ground to hold the end of an upright post

posthole Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • truncate: Feature 3014 can be interpreted as a heavily truncated posthole or small pit.
  • ramp: This was a single phased, ramped posthole of the middle palisade of the main enclosure.

Adjective modifier

  • small: Cut 352 was a much smaller posthole, with a single fill, 353.
  • single: No structural features were found within either of the camps except a single posthole near the south entrance.
  • deep: This was 4110, a large, deep posthole with a ramp on the western side.
  • steep-sided: This was cut by 423, a smaller, round, steep-sided posthole with a concave base.

Modifies a noun

  • structure: Iron Age settlement of perhaps a similar nature, dating to perhaps the 1st/2nd century BC is represented by a second circular posthole structure.
  • group: The earliest activity probably comprised unenclosed posthole pit groups.
  • cut: Evidence for contemporaneity took the form of posthole construction cuts sealed by the clay floor layers, which appeared to have abutted the posts.
  • arrangement: The posthole arrangements indicate to us clues to how the structure was composed.