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petroglyph

/pe-truh-glif/US // ˈpɛ trəˌglɪf //UK // (ˈpɛtrəˌɡlɪf) //

岩画,石刻画,石刻,石刻画法

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a drawing or carving on rock, made by a member of a prehistoric people.

Examples

  • A few miles up the road from Crescent Junction, petroglyphs from almost 2,000 years ago etch the cliffs near the roofless buildings of a tiny mining town abandoned in the middle of the last century.

  • Ride Poison Spider Mesa, a hybrid of dirt and rock, and you’ll see arches and petroglyphs.

  • The large figure on the right reminds us of the human form of the petroglyph at Nanaimo.