English Explanatory Dictionary

geoglyph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large-scale drawing or image made on the ground by arranging lines of stones, scratching the earth, etc., and often only fully visible from a distance or the air.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒiːə(ʊ)ɡlɪf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-geoglyph.wav /ˈd͡ʒiːəɡlɪf/ en-us-geoglyph.mp3

Word forms

geoglyph geoglyphs

Etymology

From geo- (“the Earth; geography”) + glyph (“figure carved in relief or incised”), modelled after petroglyph.

Derived words

geoglyphic
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