SILBURY HILL

Meaning of SILBURY HILL in English

a prehistoric mound (= raised mass of earth) near Avebury in south-west England, built before 2000 BC. It is the largest of these mounds in Europe, and unlike most of the others there is nobody buried in it. Nobody knows what it was built for.

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SILBURY HILL — /sil"ber'ee, -beuh ree/ the largest prehistoric artificial mound in Europe, located near Avebury, England, and dating from 2600 B.C.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SILBURY HILL — Силбери-Хилл (древний курган близ Эйвбери (Avebury), графство Уилтшир; является самым большим курганом в Европе; высота ок. 40 м со рвом …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
SILBURY HILL — Силбери-Хилл (древний курган близ Эйвбери [Avebury], графство Уилтшир; является самым большим курганом в Европе; высота ок. 40 м со рвом …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
HILL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bunker Hill Battle of Hill David Octavius and Robert Adamson Hill James Jerome Hill …
Английский словарь Британика
HILL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HILL — — hiller , n. /hil/ , n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HILL — vt to surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn. 2. hill ·noun …
Webster English vocab
HILL — [hill] n [ME, fr. OE hyll; akin to L collis hill, culmen top] (bef. 12c) 1: a usu. rounded natural …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SILBURY — Silbury BrE AmE ˈsɪl b ə r‿i AmE \ -ˌber i ▶ ˌ Silbury ˈ Hill BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HILL — hill, Hill BrE AmE hɪl ▷ hills hɪlz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HILL — / hɪl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] an area of land that is higher than the land around …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HILL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HILL — hill S2 W2 /hɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hyll ] 1 . an area …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HILL — n. & v. --n. 1 a a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain. b (as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HILL — n. & v. n. 1 a a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain. b (as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HILL — n. & v. --n. 1. a a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain. b (as …
Oxford English vocab
HILL — ( hills) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A hill is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HILL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a steep hill ▪ The car careered down the steep hill. Capitol Hill crested...hill ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HILL — [noun] [C] - an area of land that is higher than the surrounding landHills are not as rocky or high …
Cambridge English vocab
HILL — n. Bunker Hill Battle of Hill David Octavius and Robert Adamson Hill James Jerome Hill Joe Hill painting
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HILL — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , high , long , tall ▪ The bus sped down the long ~. ▪ little …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HILL — n. 25B6; noun the top of the hill : HIGH GROUND, prominence, hillock, foothill, hillside, rise, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HILL
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
HILL — n. 1 elevation, rise, highland, mound, prominence, promontory, eminence, knoll, hillock, hummock, height, foothill, tor, mount, upland, downs or downland, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HILL — 1. сущ. 1) возвышение, возвышенность, холм to come down a hill ≈ спускаться по холму to go up a hill …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HILL — hill.ogg 1. hıl n 1. 1> холм; возвышенность; пригорок sharp /steep/ hill - крутой холм; крутой подъём landing hill - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HILL — hill сущ.1) возвышение, возвышенность, холм to come down a hill — спускаться по холму to go up a hill — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HILL — 1. [hıl] n 1. 1) холм; возвышенность; пригорок sharp /steep/ ~ - крутой холм; крутой подъём landing ~ - гора …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HILL — 1. hıl n 1. 1> холм; возвышенность; пригорок sharp /steep/ hill - крутой холм; крутой подъём landing hill - гора …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HILL — 1. сущ. 1) возвышение, возвышенность, холм to come down a hill — спускаться по холму to go up a hill …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HILL — 1. сущ. 1) возвышение, возвышенность, холм to come down a hill — спускаться по холму to go up a hill — подниматься по …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HILL — 1) бугорок, возвышение 2) холм • - ant hill - axon hill
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HILL — 1) бугорок, возвышение 2) холм • - ant hill - axon hill
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HILL — 1. сущ. 1) возвышение, возвышенность, холм to come down a hill ≈ спускаться по холму to go up a hill …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIRTWISTLE, SIR HARRISON (PAUL) — born July 15, 1934, Accrington, Lancashire, Eng. British composer. He began as a clarinetist, shifting to composition in his 20s. …
Английский словарь Британика
KENNET — district, administrative and historic county of Wiltshire, southern England, in the east-central part of the county, about midway between Bristol …
Britannica English vocabulary
AVEBURY — archaeological site in Kennet district, administrative and historic county of Wiltshire, England, some 18.5 miles (30 km) north of Stonehenge. …
Britannica English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tube/underground train (= one that runs under London ) ▪ The condition of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STREAM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a flood/stream of inquiries ▪ The special offer has produced a flood of inquiries …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIRTWISTLE, SIR HARRISON PAUL — born July 15, 1934, Accrington, Lancashire, Eng. British composer. He began as a clarinetist, shifting to composition in his 20s. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIRTWISTLE, SIR HARRISON — born July 15, 1934, Accrington, Lancashire, Eng. British composer. He began as a clarinetist, shifting to composition in his 20s. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AVEBURY — a village in Wiltshire , England, where there is an important prehistoric monument. This consists of Silbury Hill and a …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
AVEBURY — Эйвбери (деревня в графстве Уилтшир, в кот. находится известный мегалитический комплекс; поблизости стоит большой курган Силбери-Хилл (Silbury Hill)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
AVEBURY — Эйвбери (деревня в графстве Уилтшир, в кот. находится известный мегалитический комплекс; поблизости стоит большой курган Силбери-Хилл [Silbury Hill])
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