(in Scotland) a circular dry-stone tower large enough to serve as a fortified home; they date from the Iron Age and are found esp in the north and the islands
Word origin
C17: from Old Norse borg; related to Old English burh settlement, burgh
Broch in American English
(bʀɑx)
ˈHermann (ˈhɛʀmɑn) 1886-1951; Austrian novelist, in the U.S. 1940-51
Examples of 'broch' in a sentence
broch
The great hall of Gwerbret Cadmar occupied the entire ground floor of the main broch.
Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR
Go get your gear from the barracks, and we'll get you moved over to the broch.
Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR
He headed across the ward to the broch complex, aiming for one of the smaller towers that were joined to the flanks of the main broch.