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fogou

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Source Word

fogou

IPA(Pronunciation)

(archaeology) A Cornish souterrain, an underground, dry-stone-walled chamber open on two ends.

Japanese Meaning

（考古学）コーンウォール地方に見られる、乾式石造りの壁で囲まれ、両端が開口している地下室または地下通路のこと。

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Archaeologists explored the fogou at the edge of the village, carefully mapping its narrow passages.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

考古学者たちは村はずれにあるコーンウォールの地下石室（両端が開いた乾式の石積みの地下通路）を調査し、その狭い通路を慎重に測定した。

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(archaeology) A Cornish souterrain, an underground, dry-stone-walled chamber open on two ends.

Cornish fogous typically consist of a long passage with walls built up in horizontal courses of rough granite stones, typically some 40 to 50 feet long, 6 feet in height, and 5 to 6 feet in width, constructed in a deliberate curve.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

fogous

（ plural ）

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