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Aubrey hole

Aubrey hole noun: any of a ring of early chalk pits at Stonehenge, of unknown purpose.

Noun

Aubrey hole (plural Aubrey holes)

  1. Any of a ring of early chalk pits at Stonehenge, of unknown purpose.

Forms of Aubrey hole

pluralAubrey holes

Origin of Aubrey hole

Named after the seventeenth-century antiquarian John Aubrey, who observed them in 1666.

Questions about Aubrey hole

What does Aubrey hole mean?
Aubrey hole means any of a ring of early chalk pits at Stonehenge, of unknown purpose.
What part of speech is Aubrey hole?
Aubrey hole is a noun.
What is the plural of Aubrey hole?
The plural of Aubrey hole is Aubrey holes.

Words near Aubrey hole in the dictionary

  1. Aubree
  2. Aubreigh
  3. aubretia
  4. aubretias
  5. Aubrey
  6. Aubrey hole
  7. Aubrey holes
  8. Aubri
  9. Aubrianna
  10. Aubrie
  11. Aubriella

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