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standing stone
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈstæn.dɪŋ ˌstəʊn/ us /ˈstæn.dɪŋ ˌstoʊn/
a tall stone put in a vertical position by people in prehistoric times (= the period before there were written records): （史前的）巨石柱
Everyone has a theory about these mysterious, giant standing stones.关于这些神秘的史前巨石柱，每个人都有自己的一套理论。
Synonym
menhir
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the 5,000-year-old circle of standing stones at Avebury in Wiltshire, England
Five-thousand-year-old megalithic tombs and standing stones litter the landscape.
The earliest settlers left behind them a remarkable array of monuments: standing stones, burial chambers, villages.
English Heritage cares for over 350 ancient monuments from the smallest standing stones to the largest fortresses.
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