stonehenge

Noun
US[stohn-henj]/ˈstoʊnˌhɛndʒ/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. an ancient megalithic monument in southern England; probably used for ritual purposesInstance of monument
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Stone′henge noun

An assemblage of upright stones with others placed horizontally on their tops, on Salisbury Plain, England, — generally supposed to be the remains of an ancient Druidical temple.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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