Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A carving or incised drawing on rock, especially one made by prehistoric people.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A carving on or in stone; a rock-carving.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
rock carving , especially one made inprehistoric times
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people)
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Examples
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About five hectares have been cleared in the zone covered of lush vegetation finding evidences as the petroglyph, which is a stone with engravings and geometric designs that inhabitants denominate the mysterious stone of La Palma.
Mysterious La Palma Stone Jan 2008
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About five hectares have been cleared in the zone covered of lush vegetation finding evidences as the petroglyph, which is a stone with engravings and geometric designs that inhabitants denominate the mysterious stone of La Palma.
Archive 2008-12-01 Jan 2008
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Unfortunately this was a day of a huge windstorm, cold gusts to sixty knots or so, so the outdoor activities we'd planned--- aerial tram, petroglyph trail--- had to be canceled in favor of things we could do indoors.
Coffee Bread Walter Jon Williams 2010
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A petroglyph at a site just south of the Arizona border, near St. George, Utah:
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There are petroglyph sites, archeological and paleontological sites and, still in Utah, a quarry where you can go and dig for your own trilobite.
Archive 2009-09-01 littlemissattitude 2009
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Stone circles and other petroglyph sites are located in the area.
"Stonehenge" in Lake Michigan? Jan 2009
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After getting our fresh produce for the stir fry tonight we all ended up with something, as for example Linda bought me a braclet with a Hawaiian petroglyph in it.
Hawaiian Adventure Day 8: Akaka falls, woodwork and the best breakfast in the USA Elizabeth McClung 2009
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A petroglyph at a site just south of the Arizona border, near St. George, Utah:
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After getting our fresh produce for the stir fry tonight we all ended up with something, as for example Linda bought me a braclet with a Hawaiian petroglyph in it.
Archive 2009-10-01 Elizabeth McClung 2009
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There are petroglyph sites, archeological and paleontological sites and, still in Utah, a quarry where you can go and dig for your own trilobite.
It's a long, long way from Fresno to Salt Lake City... littlemissattitude 2009
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