clochan
9.9
A small round stone hut with a roof of overlapping stones
- noun
- Irish
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clochán
- Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved clochan near the coastal cliffs.
Examples
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Tourists admired the unique structure of the old clochan during their visit to Ireland.
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The ancient clochan stood alone on the windswept hillside.
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The clochan stood proudly on the hill.
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Look at that clochan!
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The ancient clochan stood alone on the windswept hillside.
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Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved clochan near the coastal cliffs.
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Tourists admired the unique structure of the old clochan during their visit to Ireland.
Synonyms
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9.2
A small simple shelter where soldiers sleep
is a specific round dry stone hut with a corbelled roof in Ireland
How Sheltering
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clochan comes from the Irish word cloch meaning 'stone' plus the small ending -án, so it literally means 'little stone'. That is why clochan also names the small round huts made of stone that you find in Ireland.