Trilithon Definition

trī-lĭthŏn, trīlĭ-thŏn
noun
A prehistoric structure consisting of two large stones set upright to support a third on their tops, found especially in Europe.
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Other Word Forms of Trilithon

Noun

Singular:
trilithon
Plural:
trilitha, trilithons

Origin of Trilithon

  • Greek neuter of trilithos having three stones tri- tri- lithos stone

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Trilithon Sentence Examples

  • The fall of trilithon 22 and its lintel opened a larger path to the wind, and added to the danger of further destruction.

  • On the 19th of September 1 9 01 trilithon 56 was successfully raised to a perpendicular position.

  • The societies advised that trilithon 6, 7, with lintel - which had slewed round - and trilithon 56, which was leaning at a dangerous angle, should be examined with a view to replacement with as little excavation as possible; that the monolith and lintel 22 be replaced, and its companion sarsen (21) secured; and that trilithon 57, 58, should be re-erected in its place, which was exactly known.

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