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stonehenge

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for stonehenge.

Editorial note

It was more impressive than stonehenge (in terms of effort) though in rougher shape than stonehenge.

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Quick take

An ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of stonehenge gathered in one view.

noun

An ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242).

noun

A number of localities elsewhere:

noun

A rural municipality in south Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stonehenge No. 73.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for stonehenge.

noun

An ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242).

noun

A number of localities elsewhere:

noun

A rural municipality in south Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stonehenge No. 73.

noun

A town in Saint James parish, Jamaica.

Example sentences

1

It was more impressive than stonehenge (in terms of effort) though in rougher shape than stonehenge.

2

The year for Stonehenge users is based on observable natural phenomena just as noon is when the sun is due south.

3

Someone didn't read the whole paragraph for the real world example: Black Sabbath's massive Stonehenge in 1983...

4

Anyway ancient water clock, antikythera, or even Stonehenge could classify as 'programmable storage medium'.

5

The unique thing about stonehenge is the rocks placed on top of other rocks.

6

I'm not sure if you meant to post a link about stonehenge, but I enjoyed it none the less.

7

Duckduckgo 'distance from pembrokeshire to stonehenge' = 226.7 km That's only an overall difference of approximately 17% in 'as the crow flies' distance.

8

Bonus points because I visited Stonehenge and and Salisbury Cathedral Magna Carta on the same day.

9

I had a similar thought in a recent discussion about Stonehenge [1].

10

I am not that fascinated with Stonehenge anymore after seeing those photos.

11

I think people who haven't visited southern england may not realize this, but stonehenge is just one of many rock-circle formations of various types.

12

A much bigger impression than, say, stonehenge.

Quote examples

1

Uh, right, the "Ashtar Command Community" says stonehenge was built from the ground up in 1954, totally credible.

2

My Grandparents live in Pembrokeshire, I seem to remember visiting some where which said that Stonehenge was "from" there.

3

Like saying "from Stonehenge to the Big Ben" when speaking of English architecture.

4

He's got a model of Stonehenge and it's not 18" high.

Proper noun examples

1

You might as well credit the English for building Stonehenge, or me for hunting bison with a wood-and-stone spear.

2

Cowper even speculated at one point that the builders of these cyclopean structures were involved in the raising of Stonehenge.

3

The glitchy charme of the new pales to the wonder of seeing a explorable pointcloud created out of a pile of photos from Stonehenge.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use stonehenge in a sentence?

It was more impressive than stonehenge (in terms of effort) though in rougher shape than stonehenge.

What does stonehenge mean?

An ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242).

What part of speech is stonehenge?

stonehenge is commonly used as noun.