earth house
earth house is the alternative form of earthhouse.
Meaning of earthhouse
Noun
earthhouse (plural earthhouses)
- An underground chamber or habitation; a souterrain.
- There were many other
heirlooms heaped inside the earth-house,
because long ago, with deliberate care,
some forgotten person had deposited the whole
rich inheritance of a high-born race
in this ancient cache.1999, Seamus Heaney, Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page 71
- There were many other
- A dwelling that has been built to blend in with the surrounding landscape, being mostly underground with soil piled against its walls or with a grassy contoured roof; it may also be completely underground, or have a topping of intensive growth.
Forms of earth house
| plural | earth houses |
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Questions about earth house
- What is earth house the alternative form of?
- Earth house is the alternative form of earthhouse.
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