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View synonyms for rock-shelter
rock-shelter
or rock shel·ter
[ rok-shel-ter ]
noun
- a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or standing rocks, occupied by Stone Age peoples, possibly for extended periods.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rock-shelter1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
This discovery was made in a rock-shelter during its excavation in the autumn of 1909 by M. Peyrony.
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I also passed a rock-shelter, which served as a permanent home.
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That the upper story took its name from the rock-shelter may be further illustrated.
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They are known as the Cro-Magnon race, after a group of them discovered in a rock shelter of that name on the banks of the Vezère.
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Make a rock shelter with walls of skin instead of plaited branches.
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