'Cromlech' definitions:
Definition of 'cromlech'
(from WordNet)
noun
A prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone [syn: dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb]
Definition of 'Cromlech'
From: GCIDE
- 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]