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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone;
[syn: dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cromlech \Crom"lech\ (kr[o^]m"l[e^]k), n. [W. cromlech; crom bending or bent, concave + llech a flat stone; akin to Ir. cromleac.] (Arch[ae]ol.) A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of a period anterior to the introduction of Christianity into these countries. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cromlech n 1: a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone [syn: dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb]