Definition of "tholos" [tholos]

• A beehive-shaped stone tomb of Mycenaean Greece, roofed by corbeling and usually built into the side of a hill. (noun)

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• "(The name derives from the Greek troulos or tholos, meaning dome.)"
• ""Our kids thought we were crazy," says Stephen Snooks, who moved from Derby, England, to a 300-year-old trullo (from the Greek troulos or tholos, meaning dome) about four years ago."
• "So far, the central courtyard – featuring in the middle a round monument or tholos – the western row of shops, the southern portico and the southern half of the eastern row of shops have been excavated."