cromlech

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɒmlɛk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krom′lek)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
crom•lech  (krom′lek),USA pronunciation n. [Archaeol.]
  1. Archaeology(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb. Cf. chamber tomb, dolmen, passage grave.
  • Welsh, equivalent. to crom bent, curved, crooked (feminine of crwm) + lech, combining form of llech flat stone
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cromlech / ˈkrɒmlɛk/
  1. a circle of prehistoric standing stones
  2. (no longer in technical usage) a megalithic chamber tomb or dolmen
Etymology: 17th Century: from Welsh, from crom, feminine of crwm bent, arched + llech flat stone
'cromlech' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dolmen

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