allée couverte

noun

al·​lée cou·​verte

(¦)aˌlāˌküˈvert

plural allées couvertes

-ā(z)ˌk-

: a passage like a tunnel leading to a neolithic tomb

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, covered passage

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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