Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for shell mound. Search instead for shell+mound.

shell mound

NOUN
kitchen midden
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Anglo settlers took over the land and razed the shell mound to line roadbeds in Berkeley with shells.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

The 2.2-acre parking lot is the only undeveloped portion of the West Berkeley shell mound, a three-block area Berkeley designated as a landmark in 2000.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

An arrow-point made by a Patagonian Indian, one from a Japanese shell mound, and a third of the Stone Age from Ireland, are found to be practically identical.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

So Thorn told his grandfather that he was going home with the shell mound people.

From The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone by McIntyre, Margaret A.

"Is that hump of rubbish a shell mound?" he demanded scornfully.

From The Firing Line by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "shell mound" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com