"chamber tomb" meaning in English

See chamber tomb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯m.bə ˌtuːm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯m.bəɹ ˌtum/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈt͡ʃæɪ̯m.bə ˌtʉːm/ [Australia, New-Zealand], /ˈt͡ʃæɪ̯m.bɐ ˌtʉːm/ [New-Zealand], /ˈt͡ʃæɪ̯m.ba ˌtʉːm/ [New-Zealand], /ˈt͡ʃem.bəɹ ˌtʉm/ [Scotland], /ˈt͡ʃeːm.bəʳ ˌʈuːm/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chamber tomb.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chamber tombs [plural], chamber-tomb [alternative]
enPR: chām′bər to͞om′ Head templates: {{en-noun}} chamber tomb (plural chamber tombs)
  1. A communal burial place, cut into rock or hillslopes or constructed of masonry, whose chamber may or may not have an entry passage, usually covered by a mound. Wikidata QID: Q358316 Synonyms: chambered tomb, burial chamber Hypernyms: dolmen Translations (communal burial place): dolmen [masculine] (French), tombe à chambre [feminine] (French), tombe à chambres [feminine] (French), chambre funéraire [feminine] (French)

Inflected forms

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        "A communal burial place, cut into rock or hillslopes or constructed of masonry, whose chamber may or may not have an entry passage, usually covered by a mound."
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          "cut",
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          "rock",
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        [
          "may",
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        ],
        [
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          "have",
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        ],
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          "cover",
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