Usually means: Natural cave-like formation under rock.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. rock-shelter: Merriam-Webster
  2. rock-shelter: Wordnik
  3. rock shelter: Wiktionary
  4. rock-shelter: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. rock-shelter, rock shelter: Dictionary.com
  6. Rock shelter: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. rock shelter: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Anthropology dictionary (No longer online)

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. CAVE AND KARST TERMINOLOGY (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (rock shelter)

▸ noun:  (archaeology) A shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff, a frequent location of prehistoric archeological sites.

Similar:
rockshelter, rockshelf, abri, grotto, roof, cave, souterrain, hole, root cellar, shroud, more...

Opposite:
exposure, open-air site, unsheltered area

Phrases:
Cro-Magnon rock shelter, more...

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Similar:
rockshelter, rockshelf, abri, grotto, roof, cave, souterrain, hole, root cellar, shroud, more...

Opposite:
exposure, open-air site, unsheltered area

Phrases:
Cro-Magnon rock shelter, more...



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