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wedge tomb

–noun Archaeology.
a Neolithic chamber tomb found in the British Isles, having a trapezoidal or D-shaped cairn and a long, narrow chamber opening into it from the wider, higher side.
Also called wedge-shaped gallery grave [wej-sheypt] .
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wedge tomb  
n.  A Neolithic chamber tomb found chiefly in the British Isles that narrows from the entrance to the back.
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