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recumbent stone circle

recumbent stone circle noun: a type of stone circle that incorporates at least one large monolith, known as a recumbent, lying on its side, typically flanked by two large upright stones, the flankers; found in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland.

Noun

recumbent stone circle (plural recumbent stone circles)

  1. A type of stone circle that incorporates at least one large monolith, known as a recumbent, lying on its side, typically flanked by two large upright stones, the flankers; found in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland.

Forms of recumbent stone circle

pluralrecumbent stone circles

Questions about recumbent stone circle

What does recumbent stone circle mean?
Recumbent stone circle means a type of stone circle that incorporates at least one large monolith, known as a recumbent, lying on its side, typically flanked by two large upright stones, the flankers; found in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland.
What part of speech is recumbent stone circle?
Recumbent stone circle is a noun.
What is the plural of recumbent stone circle?
The plural of recumbent stone circle is recumbent stone circles.

Words near recumbent stone circle in the dictionary

  1. recumbencies
  2. recumbency
  3. recumbent
  4. recumbent bicycle
  5. recumbent bicycles
  6. recumbent stone circle
  7. recumbent stone circles
  8. recumbently
  9. recumbents
  10. recumbing
  11. recumbirostran

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