beehive tomb
noun
a type of subterranean tomb of the Mycenaean civilization consisting of a domed chamber entered by a passage through a hillside.
Origin of beehive tomb
1First recorded in 1885–90
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How to use beehive tomb in a sentence
Men came to this beehive tomb in the old days of Mycenae, down a long passage with a high stone wall on either side.
Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae | Jennie Hall
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