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earthen mound

earthen mound noun: a type of mound; a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.

earthen mound: a type of mound; a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated...
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Noun

earthen mound (plural earthen mounds)

  1. A type of mound; a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
    • But transects have also been utilised in a large variety of arenas, including surveying the contents of Amerindian earthen mounds[.]2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4

earthen mound meaning in Tamil

earthen mound in Tamil

மண்மேடு

Forms of earthen mound

pluralearthen mounds

Origin of earthen mound

From earthen + mound.

Questions about earthen mound

What does earthen mound mean?
Earthen mound means a type of mound; a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
What is earthen mound in Tamil?
Earthen mound in Tamil is மண்மேடு. See Earthen mound meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is earthen mound?
Earthen mound is a noun.
What is the plural of earthen mound?
The plural of earthen mound is earthen mounds.

Words near earthen mound in the dictionary

  1. eartheater
  2. eartheaters
  3. earthed
  4. earthed up
  5. earthen
  6. earthen mound
  7. earthened
  8. earthening
  9. earthens
  10. earthenware
  11. earthenwares

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