1.
[syn: dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cromlech \Crom"lech\ (kr[o^]m"l[e^]k), n. [W. cromlech; crom
bending or bent, concave + llech a flat stone; akin to Ir.
cromleac.] (Arch[ae]ol.)
A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones
supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are
found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts,
and are of a period anterior to the introduction of
Christianity into these countries.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cromlech
n 1: a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large
upright stones and a capstone [syn: dolmen, cromlech,
portal tomb]