tumulus
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tu·mu·lus /ˈtjuːmjələs $ ˈtuː-/ noun (plural tumuli /-laɪ, -li/) [countable] MXa very large pile of earth put over a grave by people in the past 〔古时的〕坟头
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tumulus• Already the pines on a distant tumulus away to the right were melting into one indistinguishable mass.• Later tombs here have no tumulus above but consist of a single large room cut into the stone.tu·mu·lus nounChineseSyllable
very pile earth over of a large put Corpus
tumulus
tu‧mu‧lus /ˈtjuːmjələs, ˈtjuːmjʊləs $ ˈtuː-/
noun (plural tumuli /-laɪ, -li/) [countable]
a very large pile of earth put over a grave by people in the past
tu‧mu‧lus /ˈtjuːmjələs, ˈtjuːmjʊləs $ ˈtuː-/
noun (plural tumuli /-laɪ, -li/) [countable]a very large pile of earth put over a grave by people in the past