Get to know Tumulus better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like barrow or mound.
Tumulus in a sentence
Tumulus meaning
A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.
Using Tumulus
- The main meaning on this page is: A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.
- Useful related words include: burial mound, grave mound, barrow, mound.
Context around Tumulus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tumulus
- In this selection, "tumulus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, misemaruyama, hidirsihlar, barrow, bolu and warrior stand out and add context to how "tumulus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bc hidirsihlar tumulus bolu and howe barrow tumulus was a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tumulus" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tumulus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Galatian plate, 3rd century BC, Hidirsihlar tumulus, Bolu. (8 words)
There the Achaeans raised a tumulus for him and celebrated funeral games. (12 words)
The perimeter wall of the tumulus is 497 meters long, and is made of limestone covered with marble. (18 words)
The haugbui (from Old Norse haugr' "howe, barrow, tumulus") was a mound-dweller, the dead body living on within its tomb. (21 words)
An alternate stronger theory holds that he was actually buried in the Misemaruyama Tumulus (見瀬丸山古墳) located in Kashihara City (橿原市). (20 words)
In particular, there is no change in burial practice, and tumulus warrior graves continued to be erected throughout Merovingian times. (20 words)
Example sentences (6)
An alternate stronger theory holds that he was actually buried in the Misemaruyama Tumulus (見瀬丸山古墳) located in Kashihara City (橿原市).
Galatian plate, 3rd century BC, Hidirsihlar tumulus, Bolu.
In particular, there is no change in burial practice, and tumulus warrior graves continued to be erected throughout Merovingian times.
The haugbui (from Old Norse haugr' "howe, barrow, tumulus") was a mound-dweller, the dead body living on within its tomb.
The perimeter wall of the tumulus is 497 meters long, and is made of limestone covered with marble.
There the Achaeans raised a tumulus for him and celebrated funeral games.