geoglyph

[ jee-oh-glif, jee-uh- ]

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noun

a large-scale design or pattern on the surface of the land made by arranging stones, rocks, or earth, or by removing ground cover to expose the rock or soil beneath: Compare ammoglyph ( def ), dendroglyph ( def ), petroglyph ( def ).
We flew over the Nazca Lines—very old geoglyphs in the Peruvian desert that are believed by some experts to be drawings of animals.

First recorded in 1950–55; geo- ( def ) + glyph ( def );

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