brochnoun [ C ]
/brɒk//brɒx//brɑːk/a prehistoric (= from an ancient time before there were written records) round stone tower in northern Scotland:
This is one of the best preserved brochs, its dry-stone circular walls reaching a height of more than 30ft on the seaward side.
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- It's quite a good path over the cliff there, and the island with the broch is worth a visit.
- There's quite a lot of the broch showing, too, almost the complete circle.
- I want to work on Eilean na Roin - that's Seal Island, where the broch is.
- I have been to see archaeological sites - Clickimmin Broch is one of the most remarkable in Britain.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Prehistory
- Australopithecus
- brontosaurus
- carboniferous
- caveman
- dinosaur
- neolithic
- Ordovician
- Palaeogene
- palaeolithic
- Paleogene
- prehistory
- primaeval
- primal
- primeval
- primitive
- stegosaurus
- stone-age
- the Anthropocene
- troglodyte
- tyrannosaurus
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