chamber tomb
/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯m.bəɹ ˌtum/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A communal burial place, cut into rock or hillslopes or constructed of masonry, whose chamber may or may not have an entry passage, usually covered by a mound.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯m.bəɹ ˌtum/
- British English: /ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯m.bə ˌtuːm/
Inflected Forms
chamber tombs (plural)
chamber-tomb (alternative)
Synonyms
chambered tomb
burial chamber