stonecircleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

stone circle (plural stone circles)

1. (archaeology) A prehistoric monument consisting of standing stones arranged in a circle.

   Synonyms: cromlech, cyclolith

   • 1898, Friedrich Ratzel, The History of Mankind, volume III, London: Macmillan and Co., page 325:

     Near Smeinogorsk an octagonal tumulus has been found containing the corpse of a horse near a rectangular one with a human corpse, both within stone circles.

   • 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados:

     "I was referring to a stone circle that we have here. Perhaps you have heard of it?"
     "The Druids' altar!" exclaimed Carrados with an inspiration.

派生語

• recumbent stone circle

参照

• “stone circle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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