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ley line

ley line noun: a supposed alignment of ancient sacred sites, such as megalith structures, along straight lines of mystical power.

Noun

ley line (plural ley lines)

  1. A supposed alignment of ancient sacred sites, such as megalith structures, along straight lines of mystical power.
    • Glastonbury had long been associated with myths of ancient kings, witchcraft, ley-lines and wart curing[.]1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 99
    Synonyms:
    ley

Synonyms of ley line

Forms of ley line

pluralley lines

Origin of ley line

From ley (“meadow”) + line. Coined by archaeologist Alfred Watkins, who believed that the toponyms ley, lea and leigh indicated Neolithic paths.

Questions about ley line

What does ley line mean?
Ley line means a supposed alignment of ancient sacred sites, such as megalith structures, along straight lines of mystical power.
What part of speech is ley line?
Ley line is a noun.
What is the plural of ley line?
The plural of ley line is ley lines.

Words near ley line in the dictionary

  1. Lexus lane
  2. Lexus lanes
  3. Lexuses
  4. ley
  5. Ley Hill
  6. ley line
  7. ley lines
  8. Leya
  9. leyak
  10. leyaks
  11. Leyba

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