roofbox
Meanings
noun
- A specially contrived opening above a doorway, usually aligned to mark an astronomical event.
Word forms
Etymology
From roof + box, coined by Professor Michael O'Kelly during his excavation of the Newgrange passage cairn at Brú Na Bóinne in Ireland.
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