MOUND BUILDERS

Meaning of MOUND BUILDERS in English

the various American Indian tribes who, in prehistoric and early historic times, erected the burial mounds and other earthworks of the Mississippi drainage basin and southeastern U.S.

[ 1830-40, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

MOUND BUILDERS — строители курганов Собирательное название представителей двух различных по происхождению доисторических индейских культур на территории США, строивших курганы: т.н. цивилизация Вудлендс [Woodlands], …
MOUND BUILDERS — строители курганов Собирательное название представителей двух различных по происхождению доисторических индейских культур на территории США, строивших курганы: т. н. цивилизация …
MOUND — tumul; colinette; vall
English interlingue dictionary
MOUND — I. ˈmau̇nd verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: origin unknown transitive verb 1. archaic a. : to surround with a barrier …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOUND — (v. t.) To fortify or inclose with a mound.
Английский словарь Webster
MOUND — ( v. t. ) To fortify or inclose with a mound.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUND — mound 1 /mownd/ , n. 1. a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll. 2. an artificial elevation of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUND — I. ˈmau̇nd transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1515 1. archaic : to enclose or fortify with a fence or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOUND — vt to fortify or inclose with a mound. 2. mound ·noun a ball or globe forming part of the regalia …
Webster English vocab
MOUND — [mound] vt [origin unknown] (1515) 1 archaic: to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOUND — mound BrE AmE maʊnd ▷ mounds maʊndz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOUND — / maʊnd; NAmE / noun 1. a large pile of earth or stones; a small hill : a Bronze Age …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUND — mound /maʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a pile of earth or stones that looks like a small hill: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOUND — n. & v. --n. 1 a raised mass of earth, stones, or other compacted material. 2 a heap or pile. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOUND — n. & v. n. 1 a raised mass of earth, stones, or other compacted material. 2 a heap or pile. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOUND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a raised mass of earth, stones, or other compacted material. 2 a heap or …
Oxford English vocab
MOUND — ( mounds) 1. A mound of something is a large rounded pile of it. The bulldozers piled up huge mounds …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUND — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a mound of earth (= a pile of earth that looks like a small hill …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOUND — [noun] [C] - a pile of earth, stones etc.A small mound showed where the grave had been dug.Archaeologists are investigating …
Cambridge English vocab
MOUND — n. 25B6; noun a mound of leaves : HEAP, pile, stack, mountain; mass, accumulation, assemblage. high on the mound : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOUND
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BUILDERS — rebuilds
Anagrams English vocabulary
MOUND — 1. сущ. насыпь; холм; курган; могильный холм; археол. холм, образовавшийся из кухонных отбросов и утвари древнего человека 2. гл. насыпать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUILDERS — Составители
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUILDERS — Строитель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BUILDERS — Строители
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BUILDERS — Архитектор
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOUND — _I 1. maʋnd n 1. 1> насыпь 2> могильный холм; курган; ( тж. burial mound) 3> холм, возвышенность 4> большое …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOUND — 1) насыпь; вал || сооружать насыпь или вал: обваловывать 2) термитник 3) холмик ( дефект эпитаксиального слоя ) • - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MOUND — 1) насыпь; вал || сооружать насыпь или вал: обваловывать 2) термитник 3) холмик (дефект эпитаксиального слоя) • - earth mound - ground ice mound - groundwater …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
MOUND — mound сущ.насыпь; холм; курган; могильный холм; археол. холм, образовавшийся из кухонных отбросов и утвари древнего человека 2. гл.насыпать холм; сооружать …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOUND — _I 1. maʋnd n 1. 1> насыпь 2> могильный холм; курган; ( тж. burial mound) 3> холм, возвышенность 4> большое …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOUND — куча, холм; муравьиная куча - termite mound
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MOUND — куча, холм; муравьиная куча - termite mound
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MOUND — насыпь; холм, бугор [c crimson]|| сооружать насыпь - frost mound - ground ice mound - heaving mound - icing mound
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
MOUND — 1. курган Земляное сооружение, характерное для индейских культур адена [Adena Culture], хопуэллская [Hopewell Culture] и др. в восточной части США; среди них …
MOUND — 1. курган Земляное сооружение, характерное для индейских культур адена [Adena Culture], хопуэллская [Hopewell Culture] и др. в восточной части США; …
MOUND — 1. сущ. насыпь; холм; курган; могильный холм; археол. холм, образовавшийся из кухонных отбросов и утвари древнего человека 2. гл. насыпать …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUILDERS — Составители
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BADIGEON — noun a cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, …
Webster English vocab
WINDOW — opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air; windows are often arranged also for …
Britannica English vocabulary
VAULT — in building construction, a structural member consisting of an arrangement of arches, usually forming a ceiling or roof. The basic …
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SUPERPOSED ORDER — in Classical architecture, an order, or style, of column placed above another order in the vertical plane, as in a …
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MEGALITH — Menhir with representation of a male figure, stone, Neolithic era. In the Muse Fenaille, huge, often undressed stone used in …
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KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT — any musical instrument on which different notes can be sounded by pressing a series of keys, push buttons, or parallel …
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COLONIALISM
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BURIAL MOUND — artificial hill of earth and stones built over the remains of the dead. In England the equivalent term is barrow; …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION — the techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures, primarily those used to provide shelter. Building construction …
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WEST VIRGINIA
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STONEHENGE — archaeological site located about 18.5 miles (30 km) south of the Avebury site and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of …
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SCHNITGER, ARP — born , July 9, 1648, Schmalenfleth, in Oldenburg died July 24 or 25, 1719, Neuenfelde, Imperial Free City of Hamburg …
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RUCKERS, HANS, THE ELDER — born c. 1555, , Mechelen, Burgundy died c. 1623, , Antwerp most famous of all harpsichord makers and founder of …
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ROEBLING, JOHN AUGUSTUS — born , June 12, 1806, Mhlhausen, Prussia died July 22, 1869, Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., U.S. German-born U.S. civil engineer, a …
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HARRIS, RENATUS — also called Ren Harris born c. 1652, , France died , August or September 1724, Bristol?, Eng. English organ builder …
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FREEMASONRY — the teachings and practices of the secret fraternal order of Free and Accepted Masons, the largest worldwide secret society. Spread …
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BLANCHET FAMILY — family of French instrument makers, settled in Paris. Franois-tienne Blanchet (Franois the Elder; b. c. 1700, Paris, Franced. 1761, Paris) …
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BUILDER — ( builders) A builder is a person whose job is to build or repair houses and other buildings. The builders …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP
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TIMBER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the arms/timber/book etc trade ▪ Britain is heavily involved in the arms trade. COLLOCATIONS FROM …
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PROFIT
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OPTIMISTIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a confident/optimistic/relaxed etc mood ▪ At the beginning of the negotiations, he was in a …
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ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MERCHANT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an investment/merchant bank (= one that buys and sells stocks and shares etc ) ▪ …
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