Wondering how to use Cromlech in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as dolmen or megalith.
Cromlech in a sentence
Cromlech meaning
A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.
Using Cromlech
- The main meaning on this page is: A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.
- Useful related words include: dolmen, portal tomb, megalith, megalithic structure.
Context around Cromlech
- Average sentence length in these examples: 33 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cromlech
- In this selection, "cromlech" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 33 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, replaced and large stand out and add context to how "cromlech" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include now replaced cromlech as the and the large cromlech at mount. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cromlech" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cromlech
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OED "Dolmen", 1st edition, 1897 Nonetheless it has now replaced cromlech as the usual English term in archaeology, when the more technical and descriptive alternatives are not used. (28 words)
The cromlechs most worthy of notice are: one near Cairngrainey, to the north-east of the old road from Belfast to Templepatrick ; the large cromlech at Mount Druid, near Ballintoy ; and one at the northern extremity of Islandmagee. (38 words)
The cromlechs most worthy of notice are: one near Cairngrainey, to the north-east of the old road from Belfast to Templepatrick ; the large cromlech at Mount Druid, near Ballintoy ; and one at the northern extremity of Islandmagee. (38 words)
OED "Dolmen", 1st edition, 1897 Nonetheless it has now replaced cromlech as the usual English term in archaeology, when the more technical and descriptive alternatives are not used. (28 words)
Example sentences (2)
OED "Dolmen", 1st edition, 1897 Nonetheless it has now replaced cromlech as the usual English term in archaeology, when the more technical and descriptive alternatives are not used.
The cromlechs most worthy of notice are: one near Cairngrainey, to the north-east of the old road from Belfast to Templepatrick ; the large cromlech at Mount Druid, near Ballintoy ; and one at the northern extremity of Islandmagee.